Re: OPTICA and GRIN media
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- Subject: [mg29858] Re: [mg29828] OPTICA and GRIN media
- From: steffenz at server2.fo.fh-koeln.de
- Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 01:36:48 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Optica is raytracing from surface to surface. In a gradient index medium are no surfaces. Ithink it's possible to take a multiple layer instead of a grin. I am afraid this is not a very efficient way to do this. Steffen > Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 04:19:11 -0400 (EDT) > From: "Lukasz Jankowski" <Lukasz.Jankowski at bam.de> To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net > To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net > Subject: [mg29858] [mg29828] OPTICA and GRIN media > I need to raytrace through GRIN fiber with arbitrary index > distribution, i.e. no axial and transitional symmetry. > > Is it possible with Optica? > > Lukasz Jankowski > > Dipl.-Ing. Steffen Zozgornik Institut für Licht- und Bautechnik an der Fachhochschule Köln Lustheide 85 D - 51 427 Bergisch Gladbach Tel.: +49 - 2204 - 30 14 - 15 Fax: +49 - 2204 - 30 14 - 58