■What is a diffractive optical element (DOE)?
・Diffractive optical element (DOE) is an optical element that utilizes the phenomenon of light diffraction. Optical elements such as general lenses use the refraction of light due to the difference in refractive index between the air and the optical element to control the focusing and diffusion of light. On the other hand, DOE controls the direction and intensity of light using diffraction phenomena caused by minute structures on optical surfaces.
・DOE has a wide range of uses. For example, a pattern generator that generates a desired diffraction image realized as a computer-generated hologram (CGH), a beam shaper that changes the beam shape of a laser beam, and a multiple bright spot formed from a single laser beam. It is possible to realize optical functions such as a spot generator that performs optical functions, as well as optical system chromatic aberration correction and optical system temperature compensation.
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