Gradient Index Optical Components

光学透镜通常由均质材料制成。 一 第二种方法是使形状均匀，但具有物理 光学性质不均匀。 正是这后一方面， 公司正在集中精力。 除了镜头，其他 组件可以被考虑用于例如制造过程。 被 适合计算机控制和计算，梯度折射率光学 提供了以其他方式似乎难以实现的可能性。 一个 公司表现出的另一个特点是减少了 与非梯度光学器件相比，所需的透镜数量。 的 公司特别希望在制造中利用这种特性， 一个显微镜物镜。

Optical lens are typically manufactured from homogeneous materials. A second way is to have the shape homogeneous but have the physical optical properties inhomogeneous. It is this latter aspect which this company is concentrating upon. Quite generally aside from lenses, other components can be considered for such as manufacturing process. Being amenable to computer control and calculation, gradient index optics offers possiblities which appear difficult to achieve otherwise. An added characteristic demonstrated by the company is a reduction in the number of lenses necessary as compared with non-gradient optics. The company in particular wishes to exploit this property in the manufacture of a microscope objective.