Formulation and application of the finite-difference time-domain method for the analysis of axially symmetric diffractive optical elements

DW Prather, S Shi - JOSA A, 1999 - opg.optica.org
We formulate and apply an efficient finite-difference time-domain algorithm to the analysis of
axially symmetric diffractive optical elements. We discuss aspects relating to minimizing …

Boundary integral methods applied to the analysis of diffractive optical elements

DW Prather, MS Mirotznik, JN Mait - JOSA A, 1997 - opg.optica.org
We apply boundary integrals to the analysis of diffraction from both conductive and dielectric
diffractive optical elements. Boundary integral analysis uses the integral form of the wave …

Rigorous electromagnetic analysis of diffractive cylindrical lenses

K Hirayama, EN Glytsis, TK Gaylord, DW Wilson - JOSA A, 1996 - opg.optica.org
A novel two-region formulation of the rigorous electromagnetic boundary element method
(BEM) is developed and applied to practical diffractive cylindrical lenses of continuous …

Integral equation methods from grating theory to photonics: an overview and new approaches for conical diffraction

G Schmidt, BH Kleemann - Journal of Modern Optics, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The boundary integral equation method (BIM) was one of the first methods in grating theory.
It has been used for the investigation of diffraction gratings of extremely different kinds as …

Vector-based synthesis of finite aperiodic subwavelength diffractive optical elements

DW Prather, JN Mait, MS Mirotznik, JP Collins - JOSA A, 1998 - opg.optica.org
We present an optimization-based synthesis algorithm for the design of diffractive optical
elements (DOE's) that are finite in extent, have subwavelength features, and are aperiodic …

A rigorous unidirectional method for designing finite aperture diffractive optical elements

J Jiang, GP Nordin - Optics express, 2000 - opg.optica.org
We have developed a rigorous unidirectional method for designing finite-aperture diffractive
optical elements (DOE's) that employs a micro-genetic algorithm (? GA) for global …

Rigorous electromagnetic analysis of diffraction by finite-number-of-periods gratings

K Hirayama, EN Glytsis, TK Gaylord - JOSA A, 1997 - opg.optica.org
The diffraction characteristics of finite-number-of-periods (FNP) gratings are determined by
using rigorous electromagnetic analysis based on the two-region formulation of the exact …

Metallic surface-relief on-axis and off-axis focusing diffractive cylindrical mirrors

JM Bendickson, EN Glytsis, TK Gaylord - JOSA A, 1999 - opg.optica.org
Metallic surface-relief diffractive cylindrical mirrors are designed for on-axis and off-axis
focusing and incidence configurations. These diffractive structures are analyzed by both …

Two-dimensionally-periodic diffractive optical elements: limitations of scalar analysis

EN Glytsis - JOSA A, 2002 - opg.optica.org
The range of validity of the scalar diffraction analysis is quantified for the case of two-
dimensionally-periodic diffractive optical elements (crossed gratings). Three canonical …

Rigorous interference and diffraction analysis of diffractive optic elements using the finite-difference time-domain method

J Francés, C Neipp, M Pérez-Molina… - Computer Physics …, 2010 - Elsevier
The Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method has proven to be a useful tool to analyze
electromagnetic scattering phenomena. In this work, the FDTD method is applied at optical …