Solid optics: a review

H. John Caulfield; Marius P. Schamschula

doi:10.1117/12.259699

9 August 1996 Solid optics: a review

H. John Caulfield, Marius P. Schamschula

Proceedings Volume 10287, Optoelectronic Devices and Systems for Processing: A Critical Review; 102870A (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.259699
Event: SPIE's 1996 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1996, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

Solid Optics (SO) is 3D optics without air spaces. In some respects it is a 3D version of Integrated Optics (IO), but it shares many features with Conventional Optics (CO) that IO cannot share. After a general comparison of SO, IO, and CO; we note that for many purposes SO is the best choice. We then discuss general approaches, geometries, and figures of merit for SO systems. The final main topic is a review of the two main types of SO system: linear and right-angle.

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H. John Caulfield and Marius P. Schamschula "Solid optics: a review", Proc. SPIE 10287, Optoelectronic Devices and Systems for Processing: A Critical Review, 102870A (9 August 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.259699

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