Comparison of models describing the thermal lens effect
- 1 February 1984
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Applied Optics
- Vol. 23 (3) , 476-481
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.23.000476
Abstract
A model for the thermal lens which approximates the refractive shape as a parabola is compared with a model which accounts for the aberrant nature of the lens; both models are tested against experimental results. The comparison suggests how the inaccuracies of the parabolic lens model may be corrected while retaining its mathematical simplicity and better predictive power for stronger thermal lenses.Keywords
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