Design and fabrication of random phase diffusers for extending the depth of focus.
We present a method for designing non-absorbing optical diffusers that, when illuminated by a converging beam, produce a specified intensity distribution along the optical axis. To evaluate the performance of the diffusers in imaging systems we calculate the three-dimensional distribution of the mean intensity in the neighborhood of focus. We find that the diffusers can be used as depth-of-focus extenders. We also propose and implement a method of fabricating the designed diffusers on photoresist-coated plates and present some experimental results obtained with the fabricated diffusers.
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Méndez
Eugenio R
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Escamilla
Héctor M
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Leskova
Tamara A
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Maradudin
Alexei A
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