Random Phase Plate

Random Phase Plate

Supplier
Zhilanweina
Category
Diffractive Optics
Origin
China

Definition: random phase plates are phase-only optics with many independent small phase cells etched into a substrate. Different cell delays, typically binary 0 and π or multilevel/continuous random phase, split a coherent laser wavefront into many sub-beams with random phase differences. Surface distributions may be continuous or binary, as illustrated below. Key parameters: 1. Design wavelength spans UV, visible, near IR, and far IR, 193nm~10.6μm. 2. Phase depth: binary phase distribution or continuous-phase PV. 3. Phase-cell/feature size directly determines focal-spot divergence and speckle size. Working principles: 1. Random phase modulation. Surface relief creates spatially random path differences for incident parallel laser light, adding uncorrelated delays across subregions and dividing one beam into independent sub-wavefronts. 2. Sub-wave diffraction/statistical interference. Random-phase waves diffract and coherently superpose at the target/focal plane into fine random speckle. Statistical averaging of many waves disrupts large-scale intensity fluctuations and smooths the beam. 3. Dynamic rotation. Motor-driven rotation shifts the phase pattern over time and continuously renews speckle. Multiple independent fields average over detector integration, reducing contrast and generating reproducible pseudothermal fields for computational-optics experiments. 4. Equivalent scattering screen. A deterministic artificial scattering medium simulates random wavefront distortions from turbulence/rough surfaces and produces controlled speckle for scattering simulation and speckle metrology. Main structures: 1. Binary random phase plates: (1) phase has a multilevel discrete distribution, with phase height referred to a formula that is absent from the source text; λ denotes wavelength and n substrate index. (2) Randomly arranged square or hexagonal cells. 2. Continuous random phase plates: (1) continuously fluctuating random phase height with Gaussian distribution. (2) For atmospheric turbulence, pseudothermal sources, and ghost imaging. Manufacturing/customization: the company describes itself as an early Chinese optical-design/manufacturing enterprise with over twenty years of experience, a professional team, and mature engineering knowledge. Its in-house micro/nanofabrication platform controls the full core lithography process for independent development and scaled production. Cell size, arrangement, and phase depth are customizable, with stable micrometer processing accuracy. Uniform random phase avoids periodic defects, providing good homogenization and consistent wavefront modulation to suppress coherent-laser distortion. Fused silica, silicon, germanium, and ZnSe cover UV through far IR, with custom matching-band antireflection coatings, laser-damage resistance, and broad high/low-temperature adaptability for continuous equipment operation. Over twenty years of engineering experience support integrated simulation, customization, prototypes, and mass-production inspection for small research orders or large industrial batches. Compared with imported counterparts, lead times are much shorter and technical coordination faster. Applications include high-power laser homogenization, inertial-confinement fusion, display speckle suppression, pseudothermal sources/ghost imaging, atmospheric-optics simulation, speckle metrology, laser processing, and IR laser illumination. Precise phase structures and environmental stability have earned recognition from research and industrial users domestically and abroad. Image captions: continuous-surface random phase plate; binary-surface random phase plate; microscope test image; interferometer test image.

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Definition: random phase plates are phase-only optics with many independent small phase cells etched into a substrate. Different cell delays, typically binary 0 and π or multilevel/continuous random phase, split a coherent laser wavefront into many sub-beams with random phase differences. Surface distributions may be continuous or binary, as illustrated below. Key parameters: 1. Design wavelength spans UV, visible, near IR, and far IR, 193nm~10.6μm. 2. Phase depth: binary phase distribution or continuous-phase PV. 3. Phase-cell/feature size directly determines focal-spot divergence and speckle size. Working principles: 1. Random phase modulation. Surface relief creates spatially random path differences for incident parallel laser light, adding uncorrelated delays across subregions and dividing one beam into independent sub-wavefronts. 2. Sub-wave diffraction/statistical interference. Random-phase waves diffract and coherently superpose at the target/focal plane into fine random speckle. Statistical averaging of many waves disrupts large-scale intensity fluctuations and smooths the beam. 3. Dynamic rotation. Motor-driven rotation shifts the phase pattern over time and continuously renews speckle. Multiple independent fields average over detector integration, reducing contrast and generating reproducible pseudothermal fields for computational-optics experiments. 4. Equivalent scattering screen. A deterministic artificial scattering medium simulates random wavefront distortions from turbulence/rough surfaces and produces controlled speckle for scattering simulation and speckle metrology. Main structures: 1. Binary random phase plates: (1) phase has a multilevel discrete distribution, with phase height referred to a formula that is absent from the source text; λ denotes wavelength and n substrate index. (2) Randomly arranged square or hexagonal cells. 2. Continuous random phase plates: (1) continuously fluctuating random phase height with Gaussian distribution. (2) For atmospheric turbulence, pseudothermal sources, and ghost imaging. Manufacturing/customization: the company describes itself as an early Chinese optical-design/manufacturing enterprise with over twenty years of experience, a professional team, and mature engineering knowledge. Its in-house micro/nanofabrication platform controls the full core lithography process for independent development and scaled production. Cell size, arrangement, and phase depth are customizable, with stable micrometer processing accuracy. Uniform random phase avoids periodic defects, providing good homogenization and consistent wavefront modulation to suppress coherent-laser distortion. Fused silica, silicon, germanium, and ZnSe cover UV through far IR, with custom matching-band antireflection coatings, laser-damage resistance, and broad high/low-temperature adaptability for continuous equipment operation. Over twenty years of engineering experience support integrated simulation, customization, prototypes, and mass-production inspection for small research orders or large industrial batches. Compared with imported counterparts, lead times are much shorter and technical coordination faster. Applications include high-power laser homogenization, inertial-confinement fusion, display speckle suppression, pseudothermal sources/ghost imaging, atmospheric-optics simulation, speckle metrology, laser processing, and IR laser illumination. Precise phase structures and environmental stability have earned recognition from research and industrial users domestically and abroad. Image captions: continuous-surface random phase plate; binary-surface random phase plate; microscope test image; interferometer test image.

Specifications

ParameterValue
Clear Aperture Dimension10mm~80mm
Substrate MaterialFused Silica, Silicon, Germanium, Zinc Selenide

Applications

High-power laser beam smoothing: eliminates large-scale focal spot nonuniformity at the target and suppresses plasma instabilities, a mature application of random phase plates. Laser illumination and projection: combined with microlens arrays, it eliminates periodic interference grid noise from fly-eye lenses; rotating the random phase plate further suppresses laser speckle. Pseudothermal sources and ghost imaging in computational optics: rotation produces controllable, repeatable pseudothermal fields, a standard laboratory source solution. Optical simulation and scattering experiments: simulates random scattering media and wavefront distortion, with applications in speckle metrology and interferometry. Lidar and material heat treatment: enables long-range homogenization and flat-top beam shaping.

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Chengdu Zhilan Micro-Nano Technology Co., Ltd. focuses on micro-nano optics, engaging in the design, fabrication, and application of micro-nano optical structures. The company masters continuous-surface micro-optical element processing technology based on grayscale modulation, capable of designing high-performance microlens arrays, diffractive optical elements (DOE), complex field modulation elements, etc. Products include microlens arrays, phase plates, DOEs, gratings, photomasks, etc., which have been applied in space exploration, 3D imaging, optoelectronic measurement, smart home, human-computer interaction, and other fields, cooperating with nearly a hundred domestic institutions. Adhering to the principle of customer first, the company provides professional services in optical design, component processing, system integration, etc.

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