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Large-area, high-NA Multi-level Diffractive Lens via inverse design

Optics 2020-01-22 v1 Image and Video Processing

Abstract

Flat lenses enable thinner, lighter, and simpler imaging systems. However, large-area and high-NA flat lenses have been elusive due to computational and fabrication challenges. Here, we applied inverse design to create a multi-level diffractive lens (MDL) with thickness <1.35{\mu}m, diameter of 4.13mm, NA=0.9 at wavelength of 850nm. Since the MDL is created in polymer, it can be cost-effectively replicated via imprint lithography.

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@article{arxiv.2001.06523,
  title  = {Large-area, high-NA Multi-level Diffractive Lens via inverse design},
  author = {Monjurul Meem and Sourangsu Banerji and Christian Pies and Timo Oberbiermann and Beradi Sensale-Rodriguez and Rajesh Menon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2001.06523},
  year   = {2020}
}
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