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    • Optics and Photonics
    • Diffractive Optics
    • Computational Electromagnetics

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    • One-dimensional array generators are crucial optical components.
    • Efficient and uniform light distribution is a key challenge.
    • Existing design methods may lack precision or scalability.

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    • To design novel one-dimensional array generators with 7 to 15 spots.
    • To achieve high diffraction efficiency and excellent uniformity.
    • To validate design methodologies using rigorous diffraction theory.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized the virtual sources method for generator design.
    • Employed simulated-annealing optimization for parameter tuning.
    • Analyzed continuous and discretized surface-relief gratings.
    • Applied rigorous diffraction theory for performance evaluation.
    • Compared results with Fourier-optics theory predictions.

    Main Results:

    • Successfully designed one-dimensional array generators.
    • Achieved high diffraction efficiency in the generated arrays.
    • Demonstrated good uniformity across the array spots.
    • Rigorous theory confirmed design performance.

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    • The virtual sources method combined with simulated annealing is effective for designing high-performance array generators.
    • Rigorous diffraction theory provides accurate analysis for these optical elements.
    • The designed generators show promise for applications requiring precise light manipulation.