Computer Program for Designing Diffractive Optics

AMPERES is a prototype computer program that implements the algorithm, described in the preceding article, for optimizing designs of diffractive optics. Several other programs for designing refractive optics are commercially available, but they offer very limited capabilities with respect to diffractive optics. AMPERES was developed to fill this gap and to serve as an easy-to-use means for designing diffractive optics.