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diffraction
fraunhofer diffraction
diffraction by a circular aperture
divergence of a diffracted plane wave
spot size from a diffracted plane wave – observation with a lens
diffraction by a single slit
divergence of a diffracted plane wave
spot size from a diffracted plane wave – observation with a lens
diffraction by an optical system
diffraction limit of an optical system
power of resolution of an optical system
grating
generalities
free spectral range
miscellaneous
littrow angle
reflection grating
diffracted spot shift caused by incident wave tilt-observation with a lens
diffracted spot size and resolvance-observation with a lens
diffracted wave divergence and resolvance
diffracted wave tilt caused by incident wave tilt
diffraction angle
spectral dispersion in the angular space
spectral dispersion in the focal plane of an optical system
transmission grating
diffracted spot shift caused by incident wave tilt-observation with a lens
diffracted spot size and resolvance-observation with a lens
diffracted wave divergence and resolvance
diffracted wave tilt caused by incident wave tilt
diffraction angle
spectral dispersion in the angular space
spectral dispersion in the focal plane of an optical system
fiber optic
fiber coupling-multimode fiber
coupling with a single lens
elliptical laser beam
gaussian laser beam
isotropic punctual source - given source position
plane circular source - given source position
plane circular source – given magnification
coupling with two lenses
elliptical laser beam – coupling with an afocal system
gaussian laser beam
direct coupling
elliptical laser beam to fiber coupling
fiber to fiber coupling
gaussian laser beam to fiber coupling
plane lambertian source to fiber coupling
fiber coupling-single mode fiber
elliptical beam
coupling with a single lens
coupling with two lenses - afocal system
coupling with two lenses – general case
direct coupling
fiber mode radius for optimal elliptical beam coupling
optimal fiber mode radius for given beam ellipticity
optimal fiber mode radius for given beam waist widths
gaussian beam
coupling with a single lens
coupling with two lenses
direct coupling
optical system for maximum coupling efficiency
afocal system for optimal elliptical beam coupling
single lens for optimal gaussian beam coupling
spatial modes parameters
cutoff wavelength
mode radius of a single mode fiber
number of spatial modes in a highly multimode fiber
numerical aperture
V number
transmission parameters
chromatic dispersion-single mode fiber
fiber loss
modal dispersion-step index fiber
general parameters
catalogs
optical glass
CDGM
generic
Hoya
Ohara
Schott
theoretical
wavelengths
default wavelength and default wavelength range for chromatism
geometrical optics
aberration
miscellaneous
plane parrallel plate - ray shift vs angle of incidence
spherical aberration
plane parallel plate
plane refracting surface
spherical lens
spherical lens interfacing different media
spherical mirror - correction with a Schmidt plate
spherical mirror with object at infinity
spherical refracting surface
aperture
F-number
numerical aperture – given aperture angle
numerical aperture – given aperture diameter
chromatic aberration
axial and height chomatisms - object at infinity
curved refracting surface
real lens interfacing different media
thin lens
axial and height chomatisms – object at finite distance
curved refracting surface
real lens
real lens interfacing different media
thin lens
miscellaneous
achromat
constringence
depth of field-defocus
miscellaneous
depth of field of a collimating and focusing system made of two lenses
paraxial system – general case
depth of field and maximum defocus-object at infinity
depth of field – object at finite distance
maximum defocus – object at finite distance
paraxial conjugation
field size
image field angle – given object field in the front focal plane
object field size vs image field size – given focal length and image position
image position
curved refracting surface
plane parallel plate
plane refracting surface
image position and system parameters – given magnification
curved mirror ( given object position)
curved refracting surface ( given distance between object and image)
thin lens ( given distance between object and image)
image position, magnification and numerical aperture
afocal system
catadioptric system
combination of two thin lenses
curved mirror
curved refracting surface
real lens
real lens interfacing different media
thin lens
paraxial parameters
focal lengths - principal planes
catadioptric system
mirror
real lens
real lens interfacing different media
refracting surface
thin lens
miscellaneous
power of an optical system
prism
deviation
dispersion
refraction-reflection
refraction by a plane surface
total reflection by a plane refracting surface
rigorous stigmatism
elliptical mirror
mirror parameters and Weierstrass points position – given focal lengh and magnification
distance between Weierstrass points – given small and large axis
parabolic mirror
focal length– given radius of curvature
spherical refracting surface
Weierstrass points position
interference
ar coating
single layer
optimal layer thickness vs angle of incidence
optimal refraction index at normal incidence
reflectivity vs all parameters
fabry perot
diverging wave
angular size of interference rings
power of resolution and phase dispersion
radii of interference rings-observation with a lens
plane wave
angle of incidence for a given transmission
refraction index for a given transmission
spectral parameters of a Fabry Perot
thickness for a given transmission
transmission of a Fabry Perot
wavelength for a given transmission
optical coherence
coherence length
coherence time
two waves interference
air corner
interfringe - observation perpendicularly to equiphase planes
interfringe - observation perpendicularly to the first reflecting surface
number of observable fringes-slightly diverging source
interference from plane parallel plate
angular size of equal inclination rings
radii of equal inclination rings – observation with a lens
michelson or similar interferometer
Michelson – relative intensity vs optical paths difference
Michelson – tilted mirror - number of equal thickness fringes on a given observation width
Michelson – wavelength for given relative intensity and optical paths difference
relative intensity vs optical path difference and reflection phase shift
newton rings
minimum dark ring fringe order
radii of ring fringes
two slits interference
angular size of interfringe and diffraction envelope
size of interfringe and diffraction enveloppe – observation with a lens
laser
beam parameters
elliptical beam
normalized intensity distribution
gaussian beam
normalized intensity distribution
stability condition for a Fabry Perot resonator
waist and divergence-given angle corresponding to a specified normalized intensity
waist radius and position in a Fabry Perot cavity
waist radius in a confocal cavity
beam propagation
elliptical beam
beam shaping with a curved refracting surface
beam shaping with a cylindrical lens
beam shaping with a real lens
beam shaping with a real lens interfacing different media
beam shaping with a spherical mirror
beam shaping with an afocal system
beam shaping with two cylindrical lenses
beam shaping with two lenses
characteristic parameters
real intensity distribution during propagation
shaping with a refractive optical system
elliptical beam - vertical and horizontal waists at different positions
beam shaping with a cylindrical lens
beam shaping with a single lens
gaussian beam
beam shaping with a curved refracting surface
beam shaping with a cylindrical lens
beam shaping with a lens interfacing different media
beam shaping with a real lens
beam shaping with a refractive optical system
beam shaping with a spherical mirror
beam shaping with an afocal system
beam shaping with two thin lenses
characteristic parameters
depth of focus
transmission through a circular aperture
optical system for adapting two beams
afocal system adapting two gaussian beams
anamorphosing of an elliptical beam
paraxial system adapting two gaussian beams
power and energy
gaussian beam
average power density inside a given circular aperture
pulsed laser
average power
duty cycle
peak power
spectrum and time bandwidth product
longitudinal mode
gap between consecutive modes
shift of a mode induced by a change of cavity length
time bandwidth product
minimum pulse width - gaussian shaped light pulse
minimum pulse width - sech2 shaped light pulse
pulse width estimation - mode locked laser
miscellaneous
optical spectrum
doppler fizeau effect
small spectral shift converted in frequency units or in wavelength units
optoelectronics
acousto optic
Bragg configuration - acousto optic as a modulator
approximative cutoff frequency
dynamic contrast for a given modulation frequency
rise time
bragg configuration - general
bragg angle
effect of an acoustic frequency change on the diffraction efficiency
efficiency of an acousto optic crystal
optimal acoustic power for maximum diffraction efficiency
general
quality factor
Raman Nath configuration
critical interaction length
diffraction angles
photodetection
noise
Johnson noise current
photon noise
shot noise current
signal to noise ratio - shot noise limited photodetector – given signal current
signal to noise ratio - shot noise limited photodetector – given optical power
specific detectivity
photon to electron conversion
photocurrent induced by direct illumunitaion from a small lambertian source
photocurrent induced by direct illumunitaion from an isotropic ponctual source
sensitivity of a photodetector
camera
signal to noise ratio
lambertian source illuminating a pixel through an optical system
polarization
birefringence
birefringent material
extraordinary refraction index vs direction of propagation
waveplate – optical axis parallel to the facets
optical paths difference between slow and fast axis at normal incidence
phase shift between slow and fast axis at normal incidence
refraction angles and phase shift order depending on incidence angle
refraction-reflexion
brewster angle
reflectivity and transmission by a refracting surface
Radiometry Photometry
photometry
eye sensitivity (CIE 1978 photopic)
black body
miscellaneous
power density
spectral density
grey body
power
annular source
circular source
cylindrical source
ratio of power emitted in a spectral range
rectangular source
source size for a given power
annular source
circular source
cylindrical source
rectangular source
diffusion
integrating sphere
irradiance and radiance – given input power and sphere surface
irradiance, radiance and output power – given input power and sphere diameter
secondary source
secondary source intensity vs received luminous flux - isotropic diffusion
secondary source radiance vs received irradiance – diffusion with gaussian angular distribution
secondary source radiance vs received irradiance – isotropic diffusion
flux transmitted through an aperture
isotropic source - circular aperture
light source with given intensity – given aperture diameter
punctual source with given power – given aperture diameter
transmission for a given aperture angle
lambertian source
cylindrical source - rectangular aperture – given aperture angle
plane source - circular aperture – given aperture angle
small source - circular aperture – given aperture diameter
flux transmitted through a light guide
isotropic source – cylindical light guide
lambertian circular source – cylindical light guide
irradiance on a surface
direct illumination
lambertian source at infinity
punctual source
miscellaneous
direct illumination vs illumination through an optical system – source at infinity
source and screen conjugated by an optical system
lambertian source at infinity - aperture defined with aperture diameter
lambertian source at infinity - aperture defined with F number
small lambertian source at finite distance - slightly opened optical system
source in the front focal plane of an optical system
punctual source with given intensity
punctual source with given optical power
small source with given radiance
source parameters
isotropic source
intensity vs power
intensity vs radiance - spherical source
radiance vs power - spherical source
lambertian source
emittance vs radiance
intensity - cylindrical source
intensity - plane source
optical power - cylindrical source
optical power - plane light source
secondary source conjugated by an optical system
radiance of the secondary source
miscellaneous
element of solid angle
solid angle defined by a cone with a circular basis
etendue
square source – circular angular aperture
square source – circular aperture
square source –rectangular aperture
unit conversions
geometry
angle
area
distance
pitch to spatial frequency
spatial frequency
photometry
illuminance
intensity
luminance
radiance to luminance conversion
power-energy-transmission
wavelength to electronvolt
energy
energy conversion
energy in photons number
loss or gain
transmission
transmission per length
power
power conversion
spectrum-and-time
frequency
time
wavelength to frequency
wavelength to wave number
thermodynamic
pressure
temperature