Laser Beam Shaping: Theory and Techniques addresses the theory and practice of every
important technique for lossless beam shaping. Complete with experimental results as well …

In this volume, six review articles which cover a broad range of topics of current interest in
modern optics are included. The first article by S. Saltiel, AA Sukhorukov and YS Kivshar …

Publisher Summary This chapter describes the digital holography and the computer-
generated holograms (CGH). Optical holography is a two-step process:(1) the interferometric …

An essential aspect of digital diffractive optics is the inverse problem of how to proceed from
the desired wavefield in space to the design of a diffractive element that is able to form this …

Separable binary-phase array illuminators for fan-out up to 1024× 1024 and~ 65% two-
dimensional efficiency are designed by simulated annealing with constraints for maximizing …

A review and comparison of design procedures for binary-phase and multiphase Fourier
gratings used as array generators is presented. Grating structures include one-and two …

We report on the design and fabrication of fully 2-D surface relief diffraction elements that
can split a single collimated beam into many beams in an arbitrary intensity distribution …

The efficiency of phase gratings used for array illuminators can be improved by increasing
the number of phase levels in computer-generated diffraction gratings. This is of interest to …

We introduce a new method of finding periodic phase relief structures, which produce the
desired diffraction pattern with high light efficiency (75% to 96%) and low noise (<±1%). Use …

Multielement and multiwavelength switchable Dammann gratings are demonstrated in
polymerizable nematic liquid crystal (LC) devices fabricated using two‐photon …