Efficient full-path optical calculation of scalar and vector diffraction using the Bluestein method

Yanlei Hu; Zhongyu Wang; Xuewen Wang; Shengyun Ji; Chenchu Zhang; Jiawen Li; Wulin Zhu; Dong Wu; Jiaru Chu

doi:10.1038/s41377-020-00362-z

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Efficient full-path optical calculation of scalar and vector diffraction using the Bluestein method

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- Efficient full-path optical calculation of scalar and vector diffraction using the Bluestein method
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 9, Issue 4, Pages: 1167-1177(2020)
- Affiliations：
  
  1.CAS 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
  2.Department of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
  3.State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
  4.Institute of Industry and Equipment Technology, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
- Author bio：
  
  Jiawen Li (jwl@ustc.edu.cn)
  Dong Wu (dongwu@ustc.edu.cn)
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- DOI：10.1038/s41377-020-00362-z
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- Published：2020，
  
  Published Online：13 July 2020，
  
  Received：12 May 2020，
  
  Revised：23 June 2020，
  
  Accepted：28 June 2020
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Hu, Y. L. et al. Efficient full-path optical calculation of scalar and vector diffraction using the Bluestein method. Light: Science & Applications, 9, 1167-1177 (2020).
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Hu, Y. L. et al. Efficient full-path optical calculation of scalar and vector diffraction using the Bluestein method. Light: Science & Applications, 9, 1167-1177 (2020). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-020-00362-z.

摘要

Abstract

Efficient calculation of the light diffraction in free space is of great significance for tracing electromagnetic field propagation and predicting the performance of optical systems such as microscopy

photolithography

and manipulation. However

existing calculation methods suffer from low computational efficiency and poor flexibility. Here

we present a fast and flexible calculation method for computing scalar and vector diffraction in the corresponding optical regimes using the Bluestein method. The computation time can be substantially reduced to the sub-second level

which is 10

faster than that achieved by the direct integration approach (~hours level) and 10

faster than that achieved by the fast Fourier transform method (~minutes level). The high efficiency facilitates the ultrafast evaluation of light propagation in diverse optical systems. Furthermore

the region of interest and the sampling numbers can be arbitrarily chosen

endowing the proposed method with superior flexibility. Based on these results

full-path calculation of a complex optical system is readily demonstrated and verified by experimental results

laying a foundation for real-time light field analysis for realistic optical implementation such as imaging

laser processing

and optical manipulation.

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