Caustic Surfaces and Irradiance for Reflection and Refraction from an Ellipsoid, Elliptic Paraboloid, and Elliptic Cone

Abstract

General formulas are derived for the caustic surface and irradiance over an arbitrary receiver surface for point source radiation on collimated rays that are reflected or refracted by a curved surface. Specific formulas are obtained for light from a point source that is deflected by an ellipsoid, an elliptic paiaboloid, and an elliptic cone. As a numerical example caustic surfaces are calculated for a concave spherical surface and a concave paraboloid.

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