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9 September 2010 Edge-ray and aplanatic designs as special cases of generalized functional designs
John Bortz, Narkis Shatz
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Proceedings Volume 7652, International Optical Design Conference 2010; 76521Z (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.869168
Event: International Optical Design Conference 2010, 2010, Jackson Hole, WY, United States
Abstract
We show that both edge-ray and aplanatic concentrators are special cases of generalized functional designs. The formulas associated with the generalized functional method provide a convenient means of generating the shape profiles of such concentrators.
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John Bortz and Narkis Shatz "Edge-ray and aplanatic designs as special cases of generalized functional designs", Proc. SPIE 7652, International Optical Design Conference 2010, 76521Z (9 September 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.869168
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KEYWORDS
Geometrical optics

Near field optics

Solar concentrators

Optical design

Reflectivity

Reflectors

Differential equations

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