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    • Optics and Photonics
    • Materials Science

    Background:

    • Flat optical elements offer miniaturization potential but face limitations in dynamic tunability and fabrication compromises.
    • Standard diffractive lenses lack post-fabrication adjustability, hindering integration into adaptive optical systems.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To demonstrate a fully reconfigurable flat varifocal diffractive lens.
    • To explore the use of all-optical holographic processes for dynamic optical element fabrication.
    • To integrate reconfigurable optics into a hybrid microscope for advanced imaging.

    Main Methods:

    • Fabrication of a reconfigurable varifocal diffractive lens on an azopolymer film surface.
    • Utilizing an all-optical holographic process for in-place realization, erasure, and reshaping.
    • Integrating the dynamic diffractive lens into a standard microscope setup.

    Main Results:

    • Successful realization of a fully reconfigurable flat varifocal diffractive lens.
    • Demonstration of in-place, erasable, and reshapable optical element fabrication.
    • Creation of a hybrid microscope capable of multi-depth object imaging using the reconfigurable lens.

    Conclusions:

    • Reshapable flat optics, fabricated via all-optical holographic methods, offer a viable alternative to conventional optical components.
    • The developed technology enables dynamic tunability and integration into advanced optical systems.
    • This approach paves the way for next-generation adaptive optical devices and imaging systems.