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    • Optics and Photonics
    • Computational Imaging
    • Wave Phenomena

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    • Nondiffracting beams offer unique propagation properties.
    • Encoding arbitrary images into such beams presents challenges in phase control and optimization.
    • Previous methods had limitations in optimizing image spatial frequency and flexibility.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a robust technique for encoding arbitrary images into nondiffracting beams.
    • To optimize both phase components and spatial frequency of the encoded images.
    • To enable the encoding of complex, segmented images into nondiffracting forms.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing a stochastic direct search and global optimization algorithm: differential evolution.
    • Applying constraints in Fourier space with a ring of infinitesimal width.
    • Implementing image segmentation for encoding more complex patterns.

    Main Results:

    • Successfully encoded arbitrary images into nondiffracting beams.
    • Demonstrated optimization of spatial frequency alongside phase components.
    • Showcased the ability to encode segmented images on demand.
    • Provided computational codes for generating these beams.

    Conclusions:

    • The differential evolution method offers a powerful approach for image encoding into nondiffracting beams.
    • This technique expands the possibilities for creating and manipulating light fields.
    • The developed algorithm and provided codes facilitate further research and applications in optical information processing.