This text examines the technology behind the plethora of modern industrial and domestic
technologies which incorporate micro-optics eg. CDs, cameras, automated manufacturing …

Diffractive optical elements (DOEs) are intricately designed devices with the purpose of
manipulating light fields by precisely modifying their wavefronts. The concept of DOEs has …

Optical computing is a very interesting 60‐year old field of research. This paper gives a brief
historical review of the life of optical computing from the early days until today. Optical …

Further developments in micro-optics and diffractive optics depend on the fabrication
capabilities for microstructures and profiles. One of the most interesting fields, apart from …

We model and compare on-chip (up to wafer scale) and off-chip (multichip module) high-
speed electrical interconnections with free-space optical interconnections in terms of speed …

The term continuous-relief micro-optics covers a wide range of refractive and diffractive
microstructures offering a variety of optical characteristics ranging from on-axis focusing of a …

We investigate the performance of free-space optical interconnection systems at the
technology level. Specifically, three optical transmitter technologies, lead-lanthanum …

The inclusion of a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) chapter within this relatively
practical book indicates that VCSELs are now considered to be viable candidates for many …

Practical collimating diffractive cylindrical lenses of 2, 4, 8, and 16 discrete levels are
analyzed with a sequential application of the two-region formulation of the rigorous …

An efficient decomposition of the diffraction pattern from optical disks that yields insight into
the origin and the characteristics of various signals is described. The Babinet principle is …