Analysis and performance limits of diamond-turned diffractive lenses for the 3-5 and 8-12 micrometer regions

Max J. Riedl; James T. McCann

doi:10.1117/12.48448

1 October 1991 Analysis and performance limits of diamond-turned diffractive lenses for the 3-5 and 8-12 micrometer regions

Max J. Riedl, James T. McCann

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Proceedings Volume 10260, Infrared Optical Design and Fabrication: A Critical Review; 1026008 (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48448
Event: Critical Reviews, 1991, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Diffractive optical imaging elements have been proposed in numerous papers^1-17 over the past decade. Few have been produced in quantities. The primary method of fabricating such diffractive elements has been reactive ion etching of a multi-level surface relief grating on one side of a lens. This approximation is known as Binary Optics¹.

Recent experiments have shown that single point diamond turning can be very effective in generating continuous diffraction phase profiles. Combined with the long established method of aspherizing, this machining process is especially suitable for applications in the infrared spectrum. It provides a means of reducing the number of lens elements otherwise required for an objective to correct existing aberrations.

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Max J. Riedl and James T. McCann "Analysis and performance limits of diamond-turned diffractive lenses for the 3-5 and 8-12 micrometer regions", Proc. SPIE 10260, Infrared Optical Design and Fabrication: A Critical Review, 1026008 (1 October 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48448

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