The effect on Strehl ratio from thickness variations in liquid crystal diffractive lenses

Lu Lu; Lei Shi; Dwight Duston; Tony Van Heugten; Philip J. Bos

doi:10.1117/12.875893

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17 January 2011 The effect on Strehl ratio from thickness variations in liquid crystal diffractive lenses

Lu Lu, Lei Shi, Dwight Duston, Tony Van Heugten, Philip J. Bos

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Proceedings Volume 7944, Optoelectronic Interconnects and Component Integration XI; 79440Z (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.875893
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2011, San Francisco, California, United States

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We analyzed a design of a liquid crystal-based diffractive lens for the effect of thickness variations from the design values. This diffractive lens contains 20 resets, with a focal length around 1 meter; optical phase difference (OPD) is 1 wavelength; liquid crystal cell gap of is 3 μm and a lens radius of around 4.5 mm. Our mathematical analysis is performed by using numerical calculations that take into account the details of the electrode structure and the physical properties of the liquid crystal material.

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Lu Lu, Lei Shi, Dwight Duston, Tony Van Heugten, and Philip J. Bos "The effect on Strehl ratio from thickness variations in liquid crystal diffractive lenses", Proc. SPIE 7944, Optoelectronic Interconnects and Component Integration XI, 79440Z (17 January 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.875893

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