Adiabatic shaping of diffuse light with a tapered gradient-index element

Authors
Bokor, N Davidson, N
Citation
N. Bokor et N. Davidson, Adiabatic shaping of diffuse light with a tapered gradient-index element, OPT COMMUN, 196(1-6), 2001, pp. 9-16
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
00304018 → ACNP
Volume
196
Issue
1-6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
9 - 16
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(20010901)196:1-6<9:ASODLW>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
A concept of adiabatic shaping of diffuse, spatially incoherent light beams is presented. The beam shaping is done with a gradient-index rod where the refractive index profile is changed adiabatically along the rod axis. The concept is numerically investigated and illustrated with a specific example of a Gaussian-to-uniform beam transformation. The condition for brightness conservation and robustness are determined. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.