Title :
Synthesis of three-dimensional light fields and applications
Author :
Piestun, Rafael ; Shamir, Joseph
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
fDate :
2/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The possibility of synthesizing light fields satisfying given requirements within a three-dimensional (3-D) space domain was proposed and demonstrated during recent years. In this paper we present fundamental physical properties characterizing 3-D fields and propose analytical and numerical procedures to synthesize them. These methods solve the proper wave equation under 3-D constraints. Since the manipulation of light is a basic task, this is an effective approach to deal with classical as well as novel problems in optics and photonics technologies. We discuss exciting new potential areas of application and extensions of this concept
Keywords :
diffractive optical elements; micro-optics; optical images; optical transfer function; photonic band gap; physical optics; wave equations; analytical procedures; computer holography; diffraction theory; diffractive optics; fenitosecond phenomena; fundamental physical properties; light manipulation; light sculpturing; micro-optics; microstructure devices; numerical procedures; optical propagation; optical transfer functions; photonics technologies; proper wave equation; pulse shaping; three-dimensional light field synthesis; three-dimensional space domain; Biomedical optical imaging; Holographic optical components; Holography; Optical diffraction; Optical filters; Optical pulse shaping; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Space technology; Ultrafast optics;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
