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Area of Science:

  • Optical Engineering
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Traditional Fourier transform thin film synthesis often yields non-realizable refractive indices.
  • Existing methods struggle to produce predictable and controllable refractive index profiles.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a modified Fourier transform method for synthesizing realizable refractive index profiles.
  • To accurately synthesize reflectance spectra for gradient-index optical filters.

Main Methods:

  • Exploration of an optimal phase function for acceptable refractive index profiles.
  • Estimation of overall film thickness using the Parseval theorem.
  • Compensation for spectral function imprecision, film truncation, and apodization errors.

Main Results:

  • Accurate synthesis of reflectance spectra with controllable refractive index profiles.
  • Successful compensation of inherent Fourier transform method errors.
  • Demonstration of synthesizing gradient-index optical filters with desired spectral performance.

Conclusions:

  • The modified Fourier transform method allows for the creation of experimentally realizable gradient-index optical filters.
  • This technique offers precise control over spectral performance and refractive index profiles.