Electromagnetic optimization of multilevel diffractive elements by use of the wavelet transform.
We present an optimization algorithm for the design of multilevel diffractive optical elements in the electromagnetic domain. The method uses the wavelet transform to parameterize the diffractive optical elements according to a set of coefficients that corresponds to a multiresolution basis. Both local and global optimizations can be performed within a single algorithm. A design example consisting of the optimization of a two-dimensional millimeter-wave diffractive lens over a 10% bandwidth is presented.
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