Achromatic optical system including diffractive optical element,

Details Achromatic optical system including diffractive optical element, Achromatic optical system including diffractive optical element,

1996-12-20

1998-06-30

Henry, Jon W.

Optical: systems and elements

Holographic system or element

For synthetically generating a hologram

359 16, 359 19, 359565, 385 37, G02B 532, G02B 634, G02B 308, G02B 518

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057742391

ABSTRACT:
An achromatic optical system that preferably includes a light source for emitting light therefrom, an achromatic optical element positioned to receive light emitted from the light source, and an optical detector positioned to receive and detect light passing through the optical element. The achromatic optical element preferably includes a substrate having opposing sides, a first computer generated hologram positioned on one side of the substrate and adapted to receive light emitted from the light source, and a second computer generated hologram positionally aligned on the opposite side of the substrate and adapted to receive light passing through the substrate from the first hologram at a predetermined location thereon. A method of forming an achromatic diffractive optical element is also provided which includes the steps of determining a first data set comprising a plurality of discrete phase values and discrete transition values and selecting from the first data set phase values and transition values to form a second data set for defining first and second holograms. A discrete value of the second data set is then replaced by another discrete value from the first data set. A change of an optical system error function is then determined responsive to the replacement in the second data set. If the error function is reduced, the new data set is retained.

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