Conclusion
This book reviews the various aspects of Digital Optics technology as it is known today, from high level design issues down to fabrication and mass replication issues, with special emphasis on the related industrial market segments.
The numerous optical elements constituting the realm of digital optics are defined and presented one by one, as well as their respective design and modeling tools. These include planar waveguides (PLCs), micro-refractives, digital diffractives, digital hybrid optics, digital holographics, digital dynamic optics and digital nano-optics.
The various fabrication and replication tools used today in research and industry are reviewed. Numerous examples of elements fabricated with such techniques are presented.
Typical manufacturing instructions for Digital Optics as well as specific techniques to analyze the fabricated elements, are described.
Finally, an exhaustive list of products incorporating digital optics available on the market today is presented. The application of these products ranges from academia and research to military, heavy industry and, finally, consumer electronics markets.
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