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HomeMIT 2.71 Optics, Spring 2009Lecture 9: More aberrations; optical design; GRadient INdex (GRIN)

Lecture 9: More aberrations; optical design; GRadient INdex (GRIN)

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Topics: Geometrical aberrations (cont.): astigmatism, field curvature, distortion; optical design demo; GRadient INdex (GRIN) optics: quadratic and axial profile; introduction to the Hamiltonian formulation.

Instructors: George Barbastathis, Colin Sheppard