Progress in the maturation of polymer-Layered GRadient INdex (LGRIN) optics for high performance optical system

G. Beadie; M. A. Cantwell; T. Winski; R. S. Lepkowicz

doi:10.1117/12.2637456

4 October 2022 Progress in the maturation of polymer-Layered GRadient INdex (LGRIN) optics for high performance optical system

G. Beadie, M. A. Cantwell, T. Winski, R. S. Lepkowicz

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Proceedings Volume 12219, Polymer Optics and Molded Glass Optics: Design, Fabrication, and Materials 2022; 122190D (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2637456
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2022, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Improvements in the design and manufacture of polymer layered gradient index optics (LGRIN) are described. As a demonstration of the manufacturing improvements, the design and performance of a 22 mm diameter, 80 mm focal length f/4 achromatic LGRIN singlet is presented. This lens demonstrates a step-change in LGRIN quality. For the first time, radially asymmetric aberrations within a curved LGRIN interface geometry are not the leading-order contribution to the performance gap between as-designed and as-manufactured performance.

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G. Beadie, M. A. Cantwell, T. Winski, and R. S. Lepkowicz "Progress in the maturation of polymer-Layered GRadient INdex (LGRIN) optics for high performance optical system", Proc. SPIE 12219, Polymer Optics and Molded Glass Optics: Design, Fabrication, and Materials 2022, 122190D (4 October 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2637456

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