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Area of Science:

Optics and Photonics
Computational Imaging
Materials Science

Background:

Diffractive achromats (DAs) are key for ultra-thin imagers.
Designing large-aperture DAs with image processing is challenging.
Sequential and end-to-end designs have limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a hybrid design scheme for large-aperture DAs.
To reduce computational complexity in DA imager design.
To improve the balance between optical design and image processing.

Main Methods:

Hybrid design: End-to-end optimization with Wiener filter, followed by complex algorithm fine-tuning.
Validation through extensive simulations of DA imagers.
Analysis of focusing efficiency versus imaging quality.

Main Results:

Reduced memory requirements by approximately 50%.
Maintained high imaging quality with reasonably large apertures (e.g., 25 mm diameter).
No strong linear correlation found between focusing efficiency and imaging quality.

Conclusions:

The hybrid design scheme effectively balances DA optics and image processing.
Challenges conventional understanding of focusing efficiency's role in imaging quality.
Provides a prediction formula for imaging quality in DA systems.