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    Area of Science:

    • Optical Engineering
    • Computational Physics
    • Materials Science

    Background:

    • Gradient-index (GRIN) materials offer unique optical properties.
    • Accurate characterization of inhomogeneous refractive index fields is crucial for optical element design.
    • Existing methods may face limitations in reconstructing complex GRIN profiles.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop and validate a numerical method for calculating inhomogeneous refractive index fields in rectangular GRIN elements.
    • To reconstruct GRIN elements from measured ray boundary data.
    • To identify and analyze error sources in the reconstruction process.

    Main Methods:

    • Approximation of ray trajectories from measured boundary positions and slopes.
    • Reduction of the inverse problem to a system of linear algebraic equations.
    • Solution using a pseudo-inverse algorithm for sparse linear equations and iterative ray trace correction.

    Main Results:

    • Successful reconstruction of a hypothetical rectangular GRIN element on a 15x15 grid using 800 rays.
    • Achieved Root Mean Square (RMS) refractive index errors below 0.5% of the index range.
    • Identification of three primary error sources and assessment of data redundancy and system conditioning.

    Conclusions:

    • The presented numerical method is effective for calculating inhomogeneous refractive index fields in rectangular GRIN elements.
    • The method demonstrates high accuracy and provides insights into error mitigation strategies.
    • This work contributes to the precise characterization and fabrication of advanced optical materials.