History and Application of Diffractive Optics Technology

Jiaqi Huo; Yuan Hu; Binpeng Cheng

doi:10.3788/LOP213408

Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 60, Issue 7, 0700002(2023)

History and Application of Diffractive Optics Technology

Jiaqi Huo^*, Yuan Hu, and Binpeng Cheng

Author Affiliations

School of Opto-Electronic Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, Jilin, China

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$Development history of diffractive optical elements$

Fig. 1. Development history of diffractive optical elements

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Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of amplitude Fresnel zone plate^[2]

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Fig. 3. Schematic of wavefront reconstruction principle in holographic technology^[11]

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Fig. 4. Phase delay diagram of Kinoform lens^[16]

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Fig. 5. Relief cross section on Kinoform lens^[14]

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Fig. 6. Step phase structure of continuous phase grating with order 2,4, and 8^[20]

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Fig. 7. Manufacturing process of binary surface relief grating^[20]

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$Relationship between diffraction efficiency and wavelength of single-layer diffractive optical elements$

Fig. 8. Relationship between diffraction efficiency and wavelength of single-layer diffractive optical elements

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$Standard diffraction lens[40]$

Fig. 9. Standard diffraction lens^[40]

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$Harmonic diffraction lens[40]$

Fig. 10. Harmonic diffraction lens^[40]

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$Diffraction efficiency curve of m-order diffraction steps of harmonic diffractive optics for a certain wavelength range at P=10[38]$

Fig. 11. Diffraction efficiency curve of m-order diffraction steps of harmonic diffractive optics for a certain wavelength range at P=10^[38]

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$Double-layer diffraction optical element layout diagram[41]$

Fig. 12. Double-layer diffraction optical element layout diagram^[41]

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$Relationship between diffraction efficiency and wavelength of double-layer diffractive optical element$

Fig. 13. Relationship between diffraction efficiency and wavelength of double-layer diffractive optical element

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Table 1. Relationship between step number N and first-order diffraction efficiency
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Table 1. Relationship between step number N and first-order diffraction efficiency
Step number First-order diffraction efficiency
2 0.41
3 0.68
4 0.81
5 0.87
6 0.91
8 0.95
12 0.98
16 0.99

Table 2. Application of diffractive optical elements in optical systems of various bands

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Table 2. Application of diffractive optical elements in optical systems of various bands

	Visible	Infrared	Ultraviolet
Diffractive optical element	Mainly used in visual optical system^［68-74］	Design of dual - band and heat dissipation optical system^［75-83］	Mainly used in solar blind ultraviolet warning system^［84-88］，and are single-layer diffractive optical elements
Single-layer diffractive optical elements	In 1994，Cox et al. pioneered the introduction of single-layer diffractive optical elements into head-mounted display（HMD）optical systems，reducing the use of three lenses compared with refractive optical systems under the same design specifications^［68］	In 1992，Wood introduced a single-layer diffractive optical element into the infrared optical system for the first time to complete the design of chromatic aberration in the band of 3-5 μm^［77］	In 2018，Changchun University of Science and Technology completed the design of field of view and large relative aperture folded / diffractive hybrid UV warning system with a relative aperture of 1∶3 and a field of view of 60° in the working band of 240-280 nm^［88］
Multistage/harmonic diffractive optical elements	Zhejiang University completed the design of micro-optical glasses using single-chip harmonic diffractive optical elements in 2008^［71］	In 2003，the research team of Nankai University completed the design of heat dissipation optical system in the operating band of 3.7-4.3 μm and 8.7-11.7 μm，-70 -100 °C by introducing single layer harmonic diffraction optical element into the optical system，which is the first time in China^［75］
Double-layer and multi-layer diffractive optical elements	In 2013，Zhejiang Normal University introduced a filled three-layer diffractive optical element（as shown below）into the HMD optical system to complete the design of the refractive / diffractive hybrid HMD optical system^［72］	In 2014，Changchun Institute of Optics and Machinery introduced double-layer harmonic diffraction optical elements in 3-5 μm and 8-14 μm working bands，and used four lenses to complete the design of infrared dual-band optical system with only ZnS and ZnSe materials^［81］

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Paper Information

Category: Reviews

Received: Dec. 31, 2021

Accepted: Feb. 21, 2022

Published Online: May. 24, 2023

The Author Email: Jiaqi Huo (15526662132@163.com)

DOI:10.3788/LOP213408

Topics

laser devices and laser physics

Lasers and Laser Optics

Laser physics

laser manufacturing

Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology

Table 1. Relationship between step number N and first-order diffraction efficiency

Table 1. Relationship between step number N and first-order diffraction efficiency

Table 2. Application of diffractive optical elements in optical systems of various bands

Table 2. Application of diffractive optical elements in optical systems of various bands