Published Papers
Physical Ray Tracing with Bessel Beams
Robert E. ParksOptical Perspectives Group, LLC Tucson, AZ 85750 Daewook KimJ. C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences The University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 75721 INTRODUCTION Following the discovery of so called non- diffracting Bessel beams [1], they have been used for a number of exotic purposes such as trapping single atoms and aiding in the […]
Optical alignment using the Point Source Microscope
Robert E. Parks and William P. KuhnOptical Perspectives Group, LLC, 9181 E. Ocotillo Drive, Tucson, AZ 85749 ABSTRACT We give an example of a Point Source Microscope (PSM) and describe its uses as an aid in the alignment of optical systems including the referencing of optical to mechanical datums. The PSM is a small package […]
Chapter 9: Creating and Viewing Single Paraxial Ray
From the beginning we have said that centering a lens meant aligning the optical axis of the lens to a reference axis. Up to this point we have assumed the axis was the mechanical axis of a rotary table. Because there are disadvantages to using a rotary table, I was curious to see if there […]
Chapter 8: Alignment of 3 Centers of Curvature
A convenient and concrete example of aligning three centers of curvature is the cementing of the doublet we used in the optical axis example in Chapter 5, the details of which are reproduced below. Fig. 1 Doublet used as an example of aligning three centers of curvature The goal is to get all three centers […]
Chapter 7: Centering 2 Centers of Curvature
In the previous chapter we looked at finding a single center of curvature using any of several optical instruments. This locates a particular point in space but does not define an axis. For that, two centers of curvature separated by a finite axial distance must be located to define an axis, or line. This chapter […]
Chapter 6: Centering on a Single Center of Curvature
In this Chapter we will discuss the centering of a single center of curvature of a lens in a cell sitting on a rotary table that creates a reference axis. This discussion describes the traditional method of centering a lens in a cell. While this does not sound like an ambitious goal, the ideas presented […]
Recent Posts
- Chapter 23 Alignment of Convex Surfaces
- Chapter 22 – Simulation of the alignment of a Cooke triplet using a Bessel beam reference
- Chapter 21 – Bessel Beam Alignment of a Single Lense
- Chapter 20: Aligning Off-Axis Parabolas with a Bessel Beam — It’s Much Easier
- Chapter 19 – Microscope Objective to Tube Lens Alignment