Current Trends In Binary Optics At Perkin-Elmer

James Logue; Thomas McHugh

doi:10.1117/12.962972

22 December 1989 Current Trends In Binary Optics At Perkin-Elmer

James Logue, Thomas McHugh

Proceedings Volume 1168, Current Developments in Optical Engineering and Commercial Optics; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.962972
Event: 33rd Annual Technical Symposium, 1989, San Diego, United States

Abstract

Binary optics is an emerging technology whereby light is directed, combined, or distributed by an optical material having a "stepped" phase structure. We produce computer-generated diffractive elements having high optical efficiency using multiple mask lithography. Perkin-Elmer has an active research and development program supporting binary optics activities from software development to practical technology demonstrations. Standard software tools have been developed to facilitate the design of binary optics from general optical prescriptions. These tools are used to design binary masks for the fabrication of binary optics for diverse applications ranging from simple lenses to general phase transformations. This paper briefly reviews the development of binary optics, discusses the tools supporting the design and fabrication of binary optics, and presents recent applications and demonstrations of binary optics.

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James Logue and Thomas McHugh "Current Trends In Binary Optics At Perkin-Elmer", Proc. SPIE 1168, Current Developments in Optical Engineering and Commercial Optics, (22 December 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.962972

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