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    • Optics and Photonics
    • Microfabrication Technology

    Background:

    • Advancements in microfabrication enable precise optical wavefront modulation using devices like spatial light modulators (SLMs).
    • Laguerre Gaussian beams, characterized by their vortex light properties, are of significant interest in optical research.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To theoretically analyze and experimentally generate Laguerre Gaussian beams using phase modulation SLMs.
    • To investigate the effectiveness of binary and phase-only modulation for beam generation.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized the angular spectrum method and Fresnel transformation method for theoretical analysis.
    • Employed numerical simulations and experimental verification for hologram (CGH) diffraction.
    • Applied Fourier transform-based Fresnel diffraction calculations.

    Main Results:

    • Successfully generated Laguerre Gaussian beams using phase modulation SLMs.
    • Demonstrated that Fresnel diffraction calculations based on Fourier transforms accurately simulate SLM light diffraction.
    • Validated the efficacy of both binary and phase-only modulation techniques.

    Conclusions:

    • Fresnel diffraction calculations provide a highly accurate simulation for SLM light diffraction.
    • The simulation method is well-suited for digital optical wavefront control devices like SLMs.
    • This simulation approach can significantly aid in the design and development of digital optical diffraction elements.