Abstract

The optical imaging and radiometric properties of arrays of GRIN fiber lenses (Selfoc lens arrays) have been studied as a function of the length of the fibers. Experiments measured the object-to-image distance, image quality (MTF), depth of focus, image irradiance distribution, and exposure for a set of Selfoc lenses with differing fiber length. Simple models were used to explain the observed dependences, and analytical formulas were developed for the prediction of these optical properties.

© 1982 Optical Society of America

Non-Gaussian imaging properties of GRIN fiber lens arrays

James D. Rees
Appl. Opt. 21(6) 1009-1012 (1982)

Some radiometric properties of gradient-index fiber lenses

James D. Rees and William Lama
Appl. Opt. 19(7) 1065-1069 (1980)

Radiometric analysis of gradient-index lens arrays for reduction/enlargement

William Lama and John Alan Durbin
Appl. Opt. 24(24) 4349-4355 (1985)

Reduction/enlargement gradient-index lens array

James D. Rees and William Lama
Appl. Opt. 23(11) 1715-1724 (1984)

Studies on the light-focusing plastic rod. 12: The GRIN fiber lens of methyl methacrylate–vinyl phenylacetate copolymer

Yasuhiro Koike, Yoshihiko Kimoto, and Yasuji Ohtsuka
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