Planar optical configurations for imaging and data processing

Asher A. Friesem; Silviu Reinhorn; Yaakov Amitai; Revital Shechter

doi:10.1117/12.207471

20 April 1995 Planar optical configurations for imaging and data processing

Asher A. Friesem, Silviu Reinhorn, Yaakov Amitai, Revital Shechter

Proceedings Volume 2404, Diffractive and Holographic Optics Technology II; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.207471
Event: Photonics West '95, 1995, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Planar optical configurations combine holographic elements with a substrate mode planar structure where the light is trapped inside the structure by total internal reflections. As a result, usual free space propagation can be replaced by guided propagation in the planar structures on which holographic elements are recorded on either side. These configurations can thus be very compact and readily modularized so as to eliminate the, usually needed, extreme alignment accuracies between input light sources, holographic elements, and output detectors. The principles and examples of how such elements can be incorporated into display and data processing applications are presented.

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Asher A. Friesem, Silviu Reinhorn, Yaakov Amitai, and Revital Shechter "Planar optical configurations for imaging and data processing", Proc. SPIE 2404, Diffractive and Holographic Optics Technology II, (20 April 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.207471

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