УДК: 535.42

Effect of side diffraction orders on imaging quality produced by a refractive/diffractive objective in a digital camera

Greisukh, G.I., Ezhov, E.G., Kazin, S.V., Stepanov, S.A.

Publication in Journal of Optical Technology

For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Грейсух Г.И., Ежов Е.Г., Казин С.В., Степанов С.А. Влияние побочных дифракционных порядков на качество изображения, формируемого рефракционно-дифракционным объективом цифровой фотокамеры // Оптический журнал. 2016. Т. 83. № 3. С. 27–31.

Greisukh G.I., Ezhov E.G., Kazin S.V., Stepanov S.A. Effect of side diffraction orders on imaging quality produced by a refractive/diffractive objective in a digital camera [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2016. V. 83. № 3. P. 27–31.

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

G. I. Greĭsukh, E. G. Ezhov, S. V. Kazin, and S. A. Stepanov, "Effect of side diffraction orders on imaging quality produced by a refractive/diffractive objective in a digital camera," Journal of Optical Technology. 83(3), 159-162 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.83.000159

Abstract:

We conduct an experimental study of the effect of the side diffraction orders on the imaging quality produced by a refractive/diffractive digital-camera objective and determine the diffractive efficiency requirements for a diffractive lens with a single-layer, single-profile, sawtooth microstructure that eliminates the impact of side-diffraction-order aureole (halo) on image quality.

Keywords:

diffractive efficiency, diffractive lens, phase-relief microstructure

Acknowledgements:

This work was financially supported by the Russian Federation Ministry of Education and Science as part of a government task order in support of scientific activities at the university.

OCIS codes: 050.1970, 160.4670, 160.4890

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