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Area of Science:

Optics and Photonics
Diffractive Optics
Tunable Optical Elements

Background:

Rotationally tunable diffractive optical elements (DOEs) offer adjustable optical power.
Current DOEs primarily function at single wavelengths.

Purpose of the Study:

To extend the principle of rotationally tunable DOEs to create polychromatic tunable lenses.
To achieve consistent optical power and diffraction efficiency at multiple wavelengths.

Main Methods:

Utilizing higher-order diffractive optical elements (DOEs).
Exploiting the polychromatic nature of higher-order DOEs at harmonic wavelengths.
Stacking and rotating elements to control optical power.

Main Results:

Demonstrated the creation of polychromatic tunable lenses.
Achieved consistent optical power and diffraction efficiency across three or more selectable wavelengths.
Showcased tunability across the full rotation range.

Conclusions:

The developed method enables the creation of versatile polychromatic tunable lenses.
This technique can be applied to other tunable optical elements like axicons and diffractive Alvarez lenses.
Offers a new pathway for multi-wavelength optical system design.