Detecting an extended light source through a lens

E. T. Litaker; J. R. MacHacek; T. J. Gay

doi:10.1088/0143-0807/32/4/023

Detecting an extended light source through a lens

E. T. Litaker, J. R. MacHacek^*, T. J. Gay

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We present a Monte Carlo simulation of a cylindrical luminescent volume and a typical lens-detector system. The results of this simulation yield a graphically simple picture of the regions within the cylindrical volume from which this system detects light. Because the cylindrical volume permits large angles of incidence, we use a modification of the thin-lens approximation for ray tracing. We compare simulation results with concepts from imaging optics, and comment on implications for experimental design.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1107-1116
Number of pages	10
Journal	European Journal of Physics
Volume	32
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0143-0807/32/4/023
Publication status	Published - Jul 2011

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