Number of phase levels of a Talbot array illuminator

Authors
Zhou, CH Wang, HS Zhao, S Xi, P Liu, LR
Citation
Ch. Zhou et al., Number of phase levels of a Talbot array illuminator, APPL OPTICS, 40(5), 2001, pp. 607-613
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
APPLIED OPTICS
ISSN journal
00036935 → ACNP
Volume
40
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
607 - 613
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6935(20010210)40:5<607:NOPLOA>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The number of phase levels of a Talbot array illuminator is an important fa ctor in the estimation of practical fabrication complexity and cost. We sho w that the number it) of phase levels of a Talbot array illuminator has a s imple relationship to the prime number. When there is an alternative pi -ph ase modulation in the output array, the relations are similar. (C) 2001 Opt ical Society of America OCIS codes: 070.6760, 050.1950, 050.1980.