Abstract: An optical element may include a first diffractive structure having a radially symmetric amplitude function and a second diffractive structure having a phase function. The second diffractive structure may serve as a vortex lens. A system employing the optical element may include a light source and/or a detector.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 10, 2008
Publication date:
July 3, 2008
Applicant:
DIGITAL OPTICS CORPORATION (now TESSERA NORTH AMERICA, INC.)
Inventors:
Alan D. Kathman, Charles S. Koehler, William H. Welch, Eric G. Johnson, Robert D. Tekolste