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Focusing behavior of azimuthally structured square zone plate

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We introduce and study a novel type of square zone plate, in which square Fresnel zones are azimuthally structured. The effect of the structured parameters on its focusing properties were studied in detail. Simulations show that the main lobe is well modified, as well as the side lobes are reduced in comparison to that of the square zone plate. In addition, by showing that the corners-originated beams have destructive contribution on the resolution as well as diffractive efficiency, most of the rectangle dark zones were shifted toward the corners in order to get higher diffraction efficiency. Having been shifted the dark rectangle zones, we demonstrated that focusing efficiency of square zone plate including both resolution and signal to noise ratio are also more enhanced. Additionally, simulation results are also verified by experiments.

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  1. Physics Department, Faculty of sciences, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

    Arash Sabatyan & Hiwa Besharatfar

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Sabatyan, A., Besharatfar, H. Focusing behavior of azimuthally structured square zone plate. Opt Quant Electron 48, 383 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-016-0657-0

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