Diffractive optical element design techniques for high-fidelity optical interconnections and beam-shaping applications

Andrew J. Waddie; Jinsong Liu; Martin Thomson; Mohammad R. Taghizadeh

doi:10.1117/12.545466

8 September 2004 Diffractive optical element design techniques for high-fidelity optical interconnections and beam-shaping applications

Andrew J. Waddie, Jinsong Liu, Martin Thomson, Mohammad R. Taghizadeh

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Proceedings Volume 5453, Micro-Optics, VCSELs, and Photonic Interconnects; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.545466
Event: Photonics Europe, 2004, Strasbourg, France

Abstract

In this paper, we review several different design techniques for the creation of diffractive optical elements (DOEs). We compare the performance speed of these disparate methods against the efficiency and fidelity of the grating output. In addition, we investigate the mechanisms behind observed deviations of the actual element output from both the desired and simulated DOE outputs. This investigation allows the relative importance of the different fabrication error mechanisms to be assessed and some conclusions regarding modification to the fabrication process to be reached.

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Andrew J. Waddie, Jinsong Liu, Martin Thomson, and Mohammad R. Taghizadeh "Diffractive optical element design techniques for high-fidelity optical interconnections and beam-shaping applications", Proc. SPIE 5453, Micro-Optics, VCSELs, and Photonic Interconnects, (8 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.545466

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