Diffractive optical elements (DOEs) essentially function due to the interplay of the phenomena of diffraction and interference that often display vivid colors. Diffraction is a phenomenon that is ...

Abstract: Full-vector electromagnetic diffraction theory to design and simulate the performance of diffractive optical element (DOE) with structural dimensions comparable to operation wavelengths ...

LightPipes for Python is a set of functions written in C++. It is designed to model coherent optical devices when the diffraction is essential. The toolbox consists of a number of functions. Each ...

1 Faculty of Physics, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland; 2 Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland; This study presents the novel optical passive ...

A diffractive optical elements (DOEs), permits to change a wave front by means of diffraction. The proposed method has the advantage of not requiring complex computation and programming. In particular ...

Aug 23, 2024: New open-source Python tool revolutionizes design and modeling of micro optical elements (Nanowerk News) Researchers at International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), in ...

Example devices include diffraction gratings, metasurfaces, diffractive optical elements, and metalenses. While the purpose and function of these devices can differ, they offer similar challenges from ...

Diffractive Optical Elements (DOEs): Optical components designed with microstructured patterns that manipulate light through diffraction rather than refraction or reflection.