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- Gradient refractive index (GRIN) materials enhance optical design in compact systems by allowing for better control of light.
- The research establishes a modified "lens maker's" equation for GRIN lenses that enables the design of an achromatic singlet lens, balancing chromatic effects through lens shape and material properties.
- The team predicts the feasibility of creating a 19 mm focal length achromatic singlet lens using a combination of known polymers and practical fabrication techniques.
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Gradient refractive index (GRIN) materials are attractive candidates for improved optical design, especially in compact systems. For GRIN lenses cut from spherically symmetric GRIN material, we derive an analogue of the "lens maker's" equation. Using this equation, we predict and demonstrate via ray tracing that an achromatic singlet lens can be designed, where the chromatic properties of the GRIN counterbalance those of the lens shape. Modeling the lens with realistic materials and realistic fabrication geometries, we predict we can make an achromatic singlet with a 19 mm focal length using a matrix of known polymers.
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