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Computer Optics in the works of Professor I.N. Sisakyan

V.A. Soifer1,2
1Image Processing Systems Institute of RAS
2Samara State Aerospace University

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Pages: 5 -10.

Abstract:
In the 1970s, researchers were no longer satisfied with the traditional light control methods by means of lenses, mirrors, and diffraction gratings. Optical components were required that could solve more complex problems. Computer-generated holograms, especially digital holo-grams, theoretically, could perform any transformation of the light field. But the operation of the hologram in the first diffraction order makes it energetically ineffective. Optical elements were required that would be able to focus a powerful laser beam into a small area of an arbi-trary type with almost 100 % efficiency. This is how the focusators, a fundamentally new type of optical elements, appeared in the early 80s.

Keywords:
Computer Optics, lens, mirror, diffraction grating, computer-generated hologram, digital holo-gram, optical element, laser beam, focusator.

Citation:
Soifer VA. Computer Optics in the works of Professor I.N. Sisakyan. Computer Optics 2002; 24: 5-10.

References:
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