Supporting Quadric Method for Designing Freeform Mirrors That Generate Prescribed Near-Field Irradiance Distributions

Autor: Leonid L. Doskolovich, Egor V. Byzov, Albert A. Mingazov, Gor J. Karapetian, Vitalii I. Smorodin, Nikolay L. Kazanskiy, Dmitry A. Bykov, Evgeni A. Bezus
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Photonics, Vol 9, Iss 2, p 118 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2304-6732
DOI: 10.3390/photonics9020118
Popis: We consider a version of the supporting quadric method for designing freeform mirrors that generate prescribed irradiance distributions in the near field. The method is derived for a general case of an incident beam with an arbitrary wavefront. As an example, for a practically important special case of a plane incident wavefront, we design a freeform mirror that generates a complex-shaped uniform irradiance distribution in the form of the abbreviation “IPSI” on a zero background. The designed mirror is fabricated and qualitatively investigated in a proof-of-concept optical experiment. The experimental results confirm the correctness of the proposed approach and demonstrate the manufacturability of the mirrors designed using the considered method.
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