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Yanlei Hu^1,2, Zhongyu Wang¹, Xuewen Wang³

¹CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Key Laboratory of Precision Scientific Instrumentation of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026 China.

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A new method using the Bluestein method significantly speeds up light diffraction calculations for optical systems. This advancement enables real-time analysis and improves the efficiency of complex optical system design.

Keywords:

Applied optics Optics and photonics

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Computational Electromagnetics

Background:

Accurate light diffraction calculation is crucial for optical system performance prediction.
Current methods lack computational efficiency and flexibility.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a fast and flexible method for calculating scalar and vector diffraction.
To enable efficient electromagnetic field propagation tracing and optical system analysis.

Main Methods:

Utilized the Bluestein method for diffraction calculations.
Implemented arbitrary selection of region of interest and sampling numbers.

Main Results:

Achieved sub-second computation times, significantly outperforming direct integration and FFT methods.
Demonstrated high efficiency and flexibility in calculating light propagation.
Successfully performed and verified full-path calculations of complex optical systems.

Conclusions:

The proposed Bluestein method offers a substantial improvement in computational speed and flexibility for diffraction calculations.
Enables real-time light field analysis for diverse optical applications like imaging and laser processing.
Provides a foundation for advanced optical system design and performance evaluation.