Nowadays, in computer-generated diffractive optical element design or correlation filter
computation, cell-oriented techniques incepted in the 1960's or early 1970's are sometimes …

Diffractive optics is a field of growing interest not only in science but also for industrial
applications. This motivates a demand for modem development and testing tools. As in other …

Diffractive optical elements (DOEs) have widespread applications in optics, ranging from
point spread function engineering to holographic display. Conventionally, DOE design relies …

A general procedure is presented for the design of diffractive optical elements, and scalar
diffraction theory is used to apply it to the design of three common diffractive elements: a …

This paper describes a simplified mesh generation technique that is based on the finite
element method of calculation of beam-shaping diffractive optical elements (DOEs). The …

In two dimensions the design of paraxially operating diffractive elements is typically based
on a pixel-oriented parametrization of the structure of the element. Various algorithms have …

With recent advances in technology, it is now possible to manufacture diffractive optical
elements using VLSI techniques. Accordingly, there is renewed interest in diffractive optics …

Large computer generated diffractive optical elements (DOE's) are useful in many
applications. Typical sizes of DOE's range from 6 inches up to two meters in diameter …

Recent lithographic technologies allow for the fabrication of high period diffractive structures
on planar and curved optical surfaces with high precision. Such diffractive surfaces offer the …

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 …