Abstract
General formulas are derived for the caustic surface and irradiance over an arbitrary receiver surface for point source radiation on collimated rays that are reflected or refracted by a curved surface. Specific formulas are obtained for light from a point source that is deflected by an ellipsoid, an elliptic paiaboloid, and an elliptic cone. As a numerical example caustic surfaces are calculated for a concave spherical surface and a concave paraboloid.
© 1973 Optical Society of America
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