What is diffractive optics?

Diffractive Optics. Diffractive elements are thin phase elements that operate by means of interference and diffraction to produce arbitrary distributions of light or to aid in the design of optical systems. RPC Photonics designs and fabricates diffractive elements with both binary and analog phase profiles.

What is a diffractive element used for?

A common use of a diffractive element is the splitting of a laser beam into an array of spots. In this case, a generally collimated beam incident on the element is separated into an array, either 1D or 2D.

What is the difference between refractive and Diffractive diffusers?

The main advantage of diffractive diffusers compared to refractive ones, such as our Engineered Diffusers™, is the sharp intensity fall-off, which is as wide as the diffraction-limited spot corresponding to the incident beam size at the operating wavelength.

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What analytical tools are used in diffraction optics?

Diffraction optics makes use of a number of analytical tools: 1. Spectral representations of the fields (plane, cylindrical, spherical wave expansions; Hermite–Gaussian and Laguerre–Gaussian beams; prolate spheroidal harmonics) 2. Diffraction integrals 3. Integral equations 4. Integral transforms (Lebedev–Kontorovich transform, Watson transform) 5.

What are the applications of diffractive MicroOptics?

You can implement a wide range of applications with minimal light loss – examples of diffractive microoptics can be found in production facilities for laser material processing, in medical laser treatments and diagnostic instruments, in areas such as lighting, printing technologies and lithography as well as in measuring and metrology systems.