
With this webinar we go back to our roots and put the focus on diffractive optical elements (DOEs), but without forgetting how far we have come: we place DOE modeling and design in the context of modern VirtualLab Fusion technology as one type of optical component which can be combined with many others to create a complex system. A helpful tool in this context is the iterative Fourier transform algorithm (IFTA), which allows for the design of diffractive beam splitters, light diffusers, and beam shapers. In this webinar we show two scenarios where we demonstrate the design, modeling, and analysis of diffractive optical elements (DOEs), including full system simulation.