Modulation transfer function for infrared reflectarrays

Appl Opt. 2011 Sep 20;50(27):5344-50. doi: 10.1364/AO.50.005344.

Abstract

The quality of the image produced by optical reflectarrays as a function of the F/#, polarization, and wavelength is analyzed in this paper. The results are expressed as monochromatic and polychromatic modulation transfer functions. They show that large aperture multilevel reflectarrays perform quite close to the diffraction-limited case. The chromatic aberrations make these elements highly wavelength-selective.