The first-order imaging properties of dielectric rods with refractive index decreasing quadratically with distance from the axis are analyzed from the viewpoint of gaussian ray optics. Cardinal-point locations vary with rod length, but the usual object–image relationships are then still applicable. Several ray diagrams are shown; one of the examples is a contact magnifier.
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