Design, fabrication and characterization of subwavelength computer-generated holograms for spot array generation

Uriel Levy*, Chia Ho Tsai, Hyo Chang Kim, Yeshaiahu Fainman

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Abstract

We report the analysis, design, fabrication and experimental characterization of novel subwavelength computer-generated holograms that produce uniform symmetric spot array. We distinguish between a polarization-sensitive and polarization-insensitive far-field reconstruction and show that a linearly polarized incident illumination is required in the former case in order to generate a symmetric reconstruction. The polarization-insensitive case generates a symmetric response independent of the illumination polarization. We show that this response is equivalent to that of a scalar-based computer-generated hologram but with an additional, independent, term that describes the undiffracted zeroth order. These findings simplify the design and optimization of form birefringent computer-generated holograms (F-BCGH) significantly. We present experimental results that verify our analysis and highlight the advantage of these novel elements over scalar-designed elements.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5345-5355
Number of pages11
JournalOptics Express
Volume12
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2004
Externally publishedYes

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