Challenge

What optical properties can be achieved by combining a reflective prism and a lens? Is it possible to create a new optical element that can focus electromagnetic radiation across a spectrum of wavelengths, from far infrared to highly energetic X-ray radiation? The answer is a new type of lens suited to different fields of photography.

Invention

Fusing a lens with a reflection prism creates a new hybrid optical element. The RES-Hybrid-Prism features optical properties that are unknown to date, which can be applied within a spectrum ranging from far infrared and visible light to ultraviolet and even X-ray radiation. Sectioning the RES-Hybrid-Prism reveals a rotated rhomboid, formed from glass for infrared to ultraviolet light, and enclosed by a vacuum and optical thinner material on all sides.

Advantages

  • Provision of a lens without chromatic aberration
  • Provision of a lens for X-Ray-Radiation
  • Provision of a headlight as a lidar system

Applications

  • RES-Intraocular-Lens
  • RES-Lidar-System
  • RES-Tomograph
  • RES-X-Ray lens
  • RES-X-Ray microscope
  • RES-X-Ray telescope