Global Patent Index - EP 1320770 A2

EP 1320770 A2 20030625 - INTRAVOLUME DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENTS

Title (en)

INTRAVOLUME DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENTS

Title (de)

INNERVOLUMIGE DIFFRAKTIVE OPTISCHE ELEMENTE

Title (fr)

ELEMENTS OPTIQUES DE DIFFRACTION A VOLUME INTERIEUR

Publication

EP 1320770 A2 20030625 (EN)

Application

EP 01961096 A 20010823

Priority

  • GB 0031146 A 20001220
  • IL 0100789 W 20010823
  • IL 13807700 A 20000824

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0216969A2] A method of producing in a solid transparent material, a diffractive optical element for the transformation of an incident wave in a predefined manner, by developing a mathematical model of the element in terms of the required transformation, then using that model for determining a set of points which form the desired diffractie optical element, and then focusing a pulsed laser beam sequentially onto the points in the set, such that it causes optical breakdown damage at those points. Numerical solutions for determining the positions of the set of points from the mathematical model are presented. The production of number of elements for specific applications is described. Complete laser systems capable of monitoring the production of the points in real time according to the results obtained by diffraction of the incident wave by the element under production.

IPC 1-7

G02B 5/18

IPC 8 full level

G02B 5/32 (2006.01); G03H 1/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G02B 5/32 (2013.01); G03H 1/0808 (2013.01); G03H 2001/0484 (2013.01); G03H 2260/62 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0216969A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0216969 A2 20020228; WO 0216969 A3 20030417; AU 8247401 A 20020304; CA 2420370 A1 20020228; EP 1320770 A2 20030625

DOCDB simple family (application)

IL 0100789 W 20010823; AU 8247401 A 20010823; CA 2420370 A 20010823; EP 01961096 A 20010823