Image replication with diffractive structures

Andrew Robert Harvey; Douglas A. Payne; Mark A.G. Smith; Maurice Stanley; Christopher W. Slinger

doi:10.1117/12.451478

26 December 2001 Image replication with diffractive structures

Andrew Robert Harvey, Douglas A. Payne, Mark A.G. Smith, Maurice Stanley, Christopher W. Slinger

Proceedings Volume 4438, Physics, Theory, and Applications of Periodic Structures in Optics; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.451478
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2001, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Many techniques have been described in the literature for generating spot arrays from a single input beam. When such a device is used for image replication (IR), the finite field of view unavoidably introduces optical aberrations that reduce the fidelity of the replicated images. Fourier array generators offer a low-cost and flexible method of image replication with lower optical aberrations than other methods and aberrations that are sufficiently low for replication of extended images. Using multicriteria optimization, two-dimensional Fourier array generator-based optical systems can be designed with high diffraction efficiency and near-diffraction-limited imaging performance across an extended field of view.

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Andrew Robert Harvey, Douglas A. Payne, Mark A.G. Smith, Maurice Stanley, and Christopher W. Slinger "Image replication with diffractive structures", Proc. SPIE 4438, Physics, Theory, and Applications of Periodic Structures in Optics, (26 December 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.451478

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