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Applied Digital Optics: From Micro-optics to Nanophotonics

by Patrick Meyrueis, Bernard C. Kress

December 2009

Intermediate to advanced

638 pages

19h 45m

English

Wiley

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Optical Design AcronymsComputer Design AcronymsFabrication-related AcronymsApplication-related Acronyms

Why a Book on Digital Optics?Digital versus AnalogWhat are Digital Optics?The Realm of Digital OpticsSupplementary Material
1.1 Refraction and Diffraction Phenomena1.2 Understanding the Diffraction Phenomenon1.3 No More Parasitic Effects1.4 From Refractive Optics to Diffractive Optics1.5 From Diffractive Optics to Digital Optics1.6 Are Diffractives and Refractives Interchangeable Elements?
2.1 Early Digital Optics2.2 Guided-wave Digital Optics2.3 Free-space Digital Optics2.4 Hybrid Digital Optics
3.1 From Optical Fibers to Planar Lightwave Circuits (PLCs)3.2 Light Propagation in Waveguides3.3 The Optical Fiber3.4 The Dielectric Slab Waveguide3.5 Channel Waveguides3.6 PLC In- and Out-coupling3.7 Functionality Integration
4.1 Micro-optics in Nature4.2 GRIN Lenses4.3 Surface-relief Micro-optics4.4 Micro-optics Arrays
5.1 Analytic and Numeric Digital Diffractives5.2 The Notion of Diffraction Orders5.3 Diffraction Gratings5.4 Diffractive Optical Elements5.5 Diffractive Interferogram Lenses
6.1 Computer-generated Holograms6.2 Designing CGHs6.3 Multiplexing CGHs6.4 Various CGH Functionality Implementations
7.1 Why Combine Different Optical Elements?7.2 Analysis of Lens Aberrations7.3 Improvement of Optical Functionality7.4 The Generation of Novel Optical Functionality7.5 Waveguide-based Hybrid Optics7.6 Reducing Weight, Size and Cost7.7 Specifying Hybrid Optics in Optical CAD/CAM7.8 A Parametric Design Example of Hybrid Optics via Ray-tracing Techniques
8.1 Conventional Holography8.2 Different Types of Holograms8.3 Unique Features of Holograms8.4 Modeling the Behavior of Volume Holograms8.5 HOE Lenses8.6 HOE Design Tools8.7 Holographic Origination Techniques8.8 Holographic Materials for HOEs8.9 Other Holographic Techniques
9.1 An Introduction to Dynamic Digital Optics9.2 Switchable Digital Optics9.3 Tunable Digital Optics9.4 Reconfigurable Digital Optics9.5 Digital Software Lenses: Wavefront Coding
10.1 The Concept of ‘Nano’ in Optics10.2 Sub-wavelength Gratings10.3 Modeling Sub-wavelength Gratings10.4 Engineering Effective Medium Optical Elements10.5 Form Birefringence Materials10.6 Guided Mode Resonance Gratings10.7 Surface Plasmonics10.8 Photonic Crystals10.9 Optical Metamaterials
11.1 Tools Based on Ray Tracing11.2 Scalar Diffraction Based Propagators11.3 Beam Propagation Modeling (BPM) Methods11.4 Nonparaxial Diffraction Regime Issues11.5 Rigorous Electromagnetic Modeling Techniques11.6 Digital Optics Design and Modeling Tools Available Today11.7 Practical Paraxial Numeric Modeling ExamplesReferences
12.1 Holographic Origination12.2 Diamond Tool Machining12.3 Photo-reduction12.4 Microlithographic Fabrication of Digital Optics12.5 Micro-refractive Element Fabrication Techniques12.6 Direct Writing Techniques12.7 Gray-scale Optical Lithography12.8 Front/Back Side Wafer Alignments and Wafer Stacks12.9 A Summary of Fabrication Techniques
13.1 The Lithographic Challenge13.2 Software Solutions: Reticle Enhancement Techniques13.3 Hardware Solutions13.4 Process Solutions
14.1 The LIGA Process14.2 Mold Generation Techniques14.3 Embossing Techniques14.4 The UV Casting Process14.5 Injection Molding Techniques14.6 The Sol-Gel Process14.7 The Nano-replication Process14.8 A Summary of Replication Technologies
15.1 Fabless Lithographic Fabrication Management15.2 Specifying the Fabrication Process15.3 Fabrication Evaluation15.4 Optical Functionality Evaluation
16.1 Heavy Industry16.2 Defense, Security and Space16.3 Clean Energy16.4 Factory Automation16.5 Optical Telecoms16.6 Biomedical Applications16.7 Entertainment and Marketing16.8 Consumer Electronics16.9 Summary16.10 The Future of Digital Optics
A.1 Maxwell's EquationsA.2 Wave Propagation and the Wave EquationA.3 Towards a Scalar Field RepresentationReferences
B.1 Full Scalar TheoryB.2 Scalar Diffraction Models for Digital OpticsB.3 Extended Scalar ModelsReferences
C.1 The Fourier Transform in Optics TodayC.2 Conditions for the Existence of the Fourier TransformC.3 The Complex Fourier TransformC.4 The Discrete Fourier TransformC.5 The Properties of the Fourier Transform and Examples in OpticsC.6 Other Transforms