Imaging with Pairs of Skew Lenses

Belin, J. , Oxburgh, S., Tyc, T. and Courtial, J. (2017) Imaging with Pairs of Skew Lenses. In: SPIE Optics and Photonics Conference, San Diego, CA, USA, 06-10 Aug 2017, p. 1037607. ISBN 9781510612099 (doi: 10.1117/12.2272989)

Abstract

Many of the properties of thick lenses can be understood by considering these as a combination of parallel ideal thin lenses that share a common optical axis. A similar analysis can also be applied to many other optical systems. Consequently, combinations of ideal lenses that share a common optical axis, or at least optical-axis direction, are very well understood. Such combinations can be described as a single lens with principal planes that do not coincide. However, in recent proposals for lens-based transformation-optics devices the lenses do not share an optical-axis direction. To understand such lens-based transformation-optics devices, combinations of lenses with skew optical axes must be understood. In complete analogy to the description of combinations of pairs of ideal lenses that share an optical axis, we describe here pairs of ideal lenses with skew optical axes as a single ideal lens with sheared object and image spaces. The transverse planes are no longer perpendicular to the optical axis. We construct the optical axis, the direction of the transverse planes on both sides, and all cardinal points. We believe that this construction has the potential to become a powerful tool for understanding and designing novel optical devices.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Courtial, Dr Johannes and Belin, Mr Jakub and Oxburgh, Mr Stephen
• Authors: Belin, J., Oxburgh, S., Tyc, T., and Courtial, J.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
• ISSN: 0277-786X
• ISBN: 9781510612099
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2017 SPIE
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher

Project Code	Award No	Project Name	Principal Investigator	Funder's Name	Funder Ref	Lead Dept
60895	1	Engineering and Physical Sciences Doctoral Training Grant 2012-16	Mary Beth Kneafsey	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)	EP/K503058/1	VPO VICE PRINCIPAL RESEARCH & ENTERPRISE
67099	1	Telescope windows: low-vision scopes to cloaks	Johannes Courtial	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)	EP/M010724/1	S&E P&A - PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY