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Homework Statement
Write the Radiative Transfer Equation for an isotropic incoherent point source a distance p away from a thin lens. Assume that scattering in air can be ignored but absorption cannot be ignored.
Homework Equations
1. Radiative Transfer Equation (RTE):
[tex]\frac{dw}{dt} = \left[ \frac{dw}{dt} \right] _{\mbox{absorption}} +\left[ \frac{dw}{dt} \right] _{\mbox{emission}} + \left[ \frac{dw}{dt} \right] _{\mbox{propagation}} + \left[ \frac{dw}{dt} \right] _{\mbox{scattering}} [/tex]
which can be expressed as
[tex]\frac{dw}{dt} = \left[ -\frac{c}{n} \mu w \right] _{\mbox{absorption}} +\left[ \Xi _{p,\mathcal{E}} \right] _{\mbox{emission}} + \left[ -\frac{c}{n} \, \hat{s} \cdot \nabla w \right] _{\mbox{propagation}} + \left[ Kw \right] _{\mbox{scattering}} [/tex]
where K is an integral operator and w is the phase-space distribution function.
2. The source term can be expressed as
[tex]\Xi (x,z,\mathcal{E}) = \delta (x) \delta (z+p) \Xi (\mathcal{E}) [/tex]
for a a source at z = -p relative to a lens at z = 0.
3. The ABCD matrix of a the system is
[tex]M_{\mbox{system}} =
\begin{bmatrix}
1& q \\
0& 1 \end{bmatrix}
\begin{bmatrix}
1& 0 \\
-1/f & 1 \end{bmatrix}
\begin{bmatrix}
1& p \\
0& 1 \end{bmatrix} [/tex]
where
[tex]q = \frac{fp}{f+p}[/tex]
via the imaging equation
[tex] \frac{1}{p} + \frac{1}{q} = \frac{1}{f} [/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
Let me go term by term:
As the problem says, scattering is ignored, so
[tex] \left[ Kw \right] _{\mbox{scattering}} = 0 [/tex]
Absorption should have the same generic form:
[tex] \left[ -\frac{c}{n} \mu w \right] _{\mbox{absorption}} [/tex]
Emission should have the form
[tex] \left[ \Xi _{p,\mathcal{E}} \right] _{\mbox{emission}} = \frac{1}{\mathcal{E}} \delta (x) \delta (z+p) \Xi (\mathcal{E})[/tex]
I'm not sure about propagation. Specifically how to relate the term
[tex] \left[ -\frac{c}{n} \, \hat{s} \cdot \nabla w \right] _{\mbox{propagation}}[/tex]
to the radiance L. I know the radiance is conserved and that I can write
[tex] L_{\mbox{out}} \left(
\begin{bmatrix}
\vec{r} \\
\hat{s}_{\perp} \end{bmatrix} \right) = L_{\mbox{in}} \left(
M_{\mbox{system}} \begin{bmatrix}
\vec{r} \\
\hat{s}_{\perp} \end{bmatrix} \right)= L_{\mbox{in}} \left(
\begin{bmatrix}
1& q \\
0& 1 \end{bmatrix}
\begin{bmatrix}
1& 0 \\
-1/f & 1 \end{bmatrix}
\begin{bmatrix}
1& p \\
0& 1 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix}
\vec{r} \\
\hat{s}_{\perp} \end{bmatrix} \right)[/tex]
So, can I write
[tex] \left[ -\frac{c}{n} \, \hat{s} \cdot \nabla w \right] _{\mbox{propagation}} = -\frac{c}{n} L_{\mbox{in}} \left(
M_{\mbox{system}} \begin{bmatrix}
\vec{r} \\
\hat{s}_{\perp} \end{bmatrix} \right)= -\frac{c}{n} L_{\mbox{in}} \left(
\begin{bmatrix}
1& q \\
0& 1 \end{bmatrix}
\begin{bmatrix}
1& 0 \\
-1/f & 1 \end{bmatrix}
\begin{bmatrix}
1& p \\
0& 1 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix}
\vec{r} \\
\hat{s}_{\perp} \end{bmatrix} \right)[/tex]
the above?
I would appreciate any comments or suggestions that can lead me to the answer or the answer, if you just happen to know.
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