Analysis and design of optical elements with the local plane-interface approximation

Albrecht von Pfeil; Frank Wyrowski

doi:10.1117/12.451311

21 December 2001 Analysis and design of optical elements with the local plane-interface approximation

Albrecht von Pfeil, Frank Wyrowski

Proceedings Volume 4436, Wave-Optical Systems Engineering; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.451311
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2001, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The proper treatment of optical elements in a wave-optical approach is of fundamental concern in optical analysis and design. Various wave-optical simulation methods rely on transmission functions instead of real optical elements. However, to perform the transition into the real world, a proper treatment for real optical structures has to be found. The local plane-interface approximation (LPIA) can be used for this transition. We discuss the regions of validity of LPIA and two approximation levels, the geometric-optical version LPIA_ray and the thin-element approximation (TEA). Further, algorithms for the design of structures which realize a prescribed transmission function are presented for both approximation levels. This paper acts to give a throughout overview over the local plane-interface approximation.

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Albrecht von Pfeil and Frank Wyrowski "Analysis and design of optical elements with the local plane-interface approximation", Proc. SPIE 4436, Wave-Optical Systems Engineering, (21 December 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.451311

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