Programming matrix optics into mathematica

The various non-linear transformations incurred by the rays in an optical system can be modelled by matrix products up to any desired order of approximation. Mathematica software has been used to find the appropriate matrix coefficients for the straight path transformation and for the transformation...

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Main Author: Almeida, José B. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/2434
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/2434