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:
May 4, 2009
Publication date:
September 10, 2009
Applicant:
DIGITAL OPTICS CORPORATION (TESSERA NORTH AMERICA, INC.)
Inventors:
Alan D. KATHMAN, Charles S. KOEHLER, William H. WELCH, Eric G. JOHNSON, Robert D. TEKOLSTE