Title

Compact microlenslet-array-based magnifier

Authors

Authors

V. Shaoulov; R. Martins;J. P. Rolland

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Opt. Lett.

Keywords

DESIGN; Optics

Abstract

An ultracompact optical imaging system allowing various magnifications or demagnifications and based on microlenslet arrays is presented for the first time to our knowledge. This research generalizes recent findings regarding microlenslet-array-based 1:1 relay systems [Appl. Opt. 42, 6838 (2003)]. Through optical ray tracing, the feasibility of magnifying gray-scale images through a stack of two dissimilar microlenslet arrays is demonstrated for the first time to our knowledge. Results presented specifically demonstrate that a compact imaging system operating at a magnification of 2 is feasible with an overall length of similar to9 mm. Optical aberrations of the most basic configuration are evaluated, and optimization is discussed. (C) 2004 Optical Society of America.

Journal Title

Optics Letters

Volume

29

Issue/Number

7

Publication Date

1-1-2004

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

709

Last Page

711

WOS Identifier

WOS:000220362700017

ISSN

0146-9592

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