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    • Optical Engineering
    • Diffractive Optics
    • Lens Design

    Background:

    • Conventional refractive imaging systems face limitations in size and image quality for miniaturization.
    • Achieving achromatic performance in compact optical systems remains a significant challenge.
    • Reflective-diffractive optical elements offer potential for novel lens designs.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose and design an achromatic annular folded lens (AFL) incorporating a reflective-diffractive optical element (RDOE).
    • To develop mathematical models for RDOE diffraction efficiency and polychromatic integral diffraction efficiency (PIDE).
    • To optimize the AFL design for improved image quality and reduced system size.

    Main Methods:

    • Derivation of novel mathematical models for diffraction efficiency and PIDE of the RDOE.
    • Design of an AFL with an RDOE using optical plastic in the visible waveband.
    • Optimization of RDOE microstructure height to minimize incident angle dependency.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed AFL successfully corrects lateral color aberrations.
    • The modulation transfer function (MTF) exceeds 0.25 at 111 cycles/mm across all fields of view, considering diffraction efficiency.
    • The hybrid AFL demonstrates superior performance in size, volume, and image quality compared to conventional refractive systems.

    Conclusions:

    • The achromatic annular folded lens (AFL) with a reflective-diffractive optical element (RDOE) is a viable and high-performing optical design.
    • The optimized RDOE design ensures robust performance across various incident angles.
    • This hybrid AFL technology is well-suited for next-generation miniaturized imaging systems.