CONDENSING AND COLLECTING OPTICAL SYSTEM USING PARABOLIC REFLECTORS OR A CORRESPONDING ELLIPSOID/HYPERBOLOID PAIR OF REFLECTORS

摘要

A condensing and collecting optical system includes a collimating reflector(30) and focusing reflector (40). Thecol-limating reflector (30) includes a portion of a paraboloid of revolutionhaving a focal point (36) and a optical axis (38). The focusingreflector (40) includes a paraboloid of revolution having a focal point (46)and an optical axis (48). A source of the electromagneticradiation (20) placed at the focal point (36) of the collimating reflector(30) produces a collimated beam of radiation. The focusingreflector (40) is positioned so as to receive the collimated beam and focus ittoward a target (60) positioned at the focal point (46) ofthe focusing reflector (40).