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8 September 1995 Recursive exact ray-trace equations through tilted off-axis confocal prolate spheroids
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Abstract
Simple, exact ray trace equations are derived for a general ray propagating through tilted, coupled, confocal spheroids. In this off-axis optical system, there does not necessarily exist a (real) ray for which the paraxial approximation applies.
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Marija Strojnik "Recursive exact ray-trace equations through tilted off-axis confocal prolate spheroids", Proc. SPIE 2552, Infrared Technology XXI, (8 September 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.218209
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KEYWORDS
Confocal microscopy

Ray tracing

Mirrors

Paraxial approximations

Geometrical optics

Optical spheres

Off axis mirrors

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