Abstract

Planar optics has been successfully demonstrated to be useful for the integration of free space optical systems¹. In this context, planar integration means the arrangement of optical elements on the surface of a thick transparent substrate. The light signal travels within the substrate along a folded zig-zag path, reflected at its surfaces. Since planar optics was first proposed, various applications has been demonstrated like array generation² or imaging³.

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