Refractive-index interpolation fit criterion for materials used in optical design

Ronald J. Korniski

doi:10.1117/12.48451

1 October 1991 Refractive-index interpolation fit criterion for materials used in optical design

Ronald J. Korniski

Proceedings Volume 10260, Infrared Optical Design and Fabrication: A Critical Review; 102600B (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48451
Event: Critical Reviews, 1991, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The index of refraction is a measure of the speed of light in matter. The dispersion, or change of the refractive index with wavelength, can be represented mathematically many different ways for use in optical design. What is covered in this paper is not what the index of refraction is, but how it is represented and how well it is represented over the transmission band of a material. More specifically, the emphasis of this paper is on how the dispersion characterization of a material (particularly in the infrared) effects the chromatic performance of a lens design and the development of a refractive-index interpolation fit criterion based on dispersion.

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Ronald J. Korniski "Refractive-index interpolation fit criterion for materials used in optical design", Proc. SPIE 10260, Infrared Optical Design and Fabrication: A Critical Review, 102600B (1 October 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48451

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