Title
Application of radial basis functions to shape description in a dual-element off-axis magnifier
Abbreviated Journal Title
Opt. Lett.
Keywords
DESIGN; Optics
Abstract
We previously demonstrated that radial basis functions may be preferred as a descriptor of free-form shape for a single mirror magnifier when compared to other conventional descriptions such as polynomials [Opt. Express 16, 1583 (2008)]. A key contribution is the application of radial basis functions to describe and optimize the shape of a free-form mirror in a dual-element magnifier with the specific goal of optimizing the pupil size given a 20 degrees field of view. We demonstrate a 12 mm exit pupil, 20 degrees diagonal full field of view, 15.5 mm eye clearance, 1.5 arc min resolution catadioptric dual-element magnifier design operating across the photopic visual regime. A second contribution is the explanation of why it is possible to approximate any optical mirror shape using radial basis functions. (C) 2008 Optical Society of America.
Journal Title
Optics Letters
Volume
33
Issue/Number
11
Publication Date
1-1-2008
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
1237
Last Page
1239
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0146-9592
Recommended Citation
"Application of radial basis functions to shape description in a dual-element off-axis magnifier" (2008). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 167.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/167
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