Monolithic all-Silicon Flat lens for broadband LWIR Imaging
Optics
2021-09-01 v1
Abstract
We designed, fabricated and characterized a flat multi-level diffractive lens (MDL) comprised of only silicon with diameter = 15.2mm, focal length of 19mm, and operating over the longwave infrared (LWIR) spectrum of 8um to 14um. We experimentally demonstrated field of view of 46deg, depth of focus >7mm and wavelength-averaged Strehl ratio of 0.46. All these metrics were comparable to those of a conventional refractive lens. The active device thickness is only 8um and its weight (including the silicon substrate) is less than 0.2g.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2103.14939,
title = {Monolithic all-Silicon Flat lens for broadband LWIR Imaging},
author = {Orrin Kigner and Monjurul Meem and Brian Baker and Sourangsu Banerji and Philip W. C. Hon and Berardi Sensale-rodriguez and Rajesh Menon},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.14939},
year = {2021}
}