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    Area of Science:

    • Optics and Photonics
    • Optical Engineering
    • Micro-optics

    Background:

    • Diffractive optical elements (DOEs) are crucial for miniaturizing optical 3D sensors.
    • Designing wide-angle diffractive 2D fan-out gratings for DOEs presents significant challenges.
    • Existing methods often require substantial computational resources.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce a novel optimization strategy for high-performance, wide-angle diffractive optical elements.
    • To achieve unprecedented control over diffraction order power distribution.
    • To ensure compatibility with existing fabrication processes.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized an iterative gradient optimization procedure.
    • Employed an adjoint-state method for surface microstructure design.
    • Incorporated application-dependent target functions.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated precise control over power distribution among diffraction orders.
    • Achieved high optical efficiencies in fabricated elements.
    • The design method requires low computational power.

    Conclusions:

    • The new strategy enables efficient design of advanced diffractive optical elements.
    • Validated simulated performance through experimental characterization.
    • Facilitates the development of compact and high-performance optical 3D sensors.