Realizing a Gabor zone plate with quasi-random distributed hexagon dots

Opt Express. 2013 Jan 28;21(2):1473-8. doi: 10.1364/OE.21.001473.

Abstract

We propose a quasi-random-dot-array binary Gabor zone plate (QBGZP) with focusing properties of single order foci only. These features are verified with simulations and experiments in the visible light region. Moreover, we find that the performance of QBGZP, which is composed of hexagon patterns, is determined by the ratio of hexagon circumcircle diameter to the outermost zone width. The QBGZP offers a potential alternative for focusing and imaging in the soft x-ray and extreme ultraviolet region.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer Simulation
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Lenses*
  • Membranes, Artificial*
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Scattering, Radiation

Substances

  • Membranes, Artificial