Atom Optics with Diffractive Structures

Atom Optics Using Microfabricated Structures

We present a novel method for fabricating precisely positioned small openings in thin silicon nitride membranes. Several optical elements for atoms have been constructed, including amplitude diffraction gratings and zone plates, and the results of experiments using these devices are presented. A method for creating a blazed diffraction grating is discussed. PACS: 35.10.-d, 42.25.-p Atom optics ...

optics of diffractive multifocal iol

the diffractive multifocal iol provides simultaneous bifocal imaging by utilizing both diffractive and refractive optics. in both distant and near vision, there is a clear highly focused image on the retina. the second image is highly defocused, providing only faint background illumination. a small amount of the light goes to the higher orders of diffraction which are not perceptible by eyes. t...

The Diffractive Achromatull Spectrum Computational Imaging with Diffractive Optics

Diffractive optical elements (DOEs) have recently drawn great attention in computational imaging because they can drastically reduce the size and weight of imaging devices compared to their refractive counterparts. However, the inherent strong dispersion is a tremendous obstacle that limits the use of DOEs in full spectrum imaging, causing unacceptable loss of color fidelity in the images. In p...

Diffractive Nonlinear Geometric Optics *

Contents. x1. The origin and nature of Schrr odinger type approximations. x2. Formulating the ansatz. x3. Equations for the prooles. x4. Solvability of the the proole equations. x5. Convergence towards exact solutions. x6. The quasilinear case.

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