Person:
Sánchez Brea, Luis Miguel

First Name

Luis Miguel

Last Name

Sánchez Brea

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/75070

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Universidad Complutense de Madrid

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Ciencias Físicas

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Óptica

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Optica

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Fabrication effects in the optical performance of DOEs engraved with femtosecond lasers
(Proceedings of SPIE, 2021) Soria García, Ángela; Fantova, Jorge; San Blas, Alejandro; Hoyo Muñoz, Jesús del; Sánchez Brea, Luis Miguel; Alda Serrano, Javier; Rodríguez González, Ainara; Olaizola Izquierdo, Santiago M.
The development of DOEs fabrication techniques is continuously growing due to the wide range of industrial applications, such as beam manipulation or optical position encoders. In this work, we use Femtosecond laser direct writing to manufacture DOEs, which uses a simpler and more efficient way to fabricate amplitude binary masks. Also, we have analyzed the performance of the DOEs. The fabrication technique is validated since the experimental results are in accordance to numerical simulations.
Permeable Diffractive Optical Elements for the real-time sensing of running fluids
(2023) Pastor Villarrubia, Verónica; Soria García, Ángela; Del Hoyo Muñoz, Jesús; Sánchez Brea, Luis Miguel; Alda Serrano, Javier
The real-time monitoring of physical and chemical parameters in running fluids is of importance for biomedical, biochemical, and environmental applications, such as the presence of biomarkers or chemomarkers, or the departure from some preset values of critical parameters. In this contribution we present a new generation of Permeable Diffractive Optical Elements (PDOE) based on photon sieves. In brief, the PDOE is made of passing holes properly placed on specific locations on a rigid surface. This arrangement makes PDOEs ideal to work with running fluids. Our PDOE is optimized maximizing the irradiance at is focal plane, maintaining an appropriate permeability ratio. The starting point is the classical Fresnel zone distribution. We have used two different optimization strategies to design a working PDOE: i) Particle Swarm Optimization has been applied to modify the distribution of holes on the PDOE simultaneously considering all of them; ii) an iterative minimization algorithm adding one hole at the time until filling the PDOE aperture. Both optimization algorithms generate focal spots that are compared to choose the design better suited for the proposed application. Once the PDOE is optimized and fabricated, the surface of the remaining rigid structure is nanostructured (for example using Laser Induced Periodic Surface Structures), or functionalized, to provide specific sensing capabilities. In addition, the PDOE is integrated within a pipe where the fluid under analysis circulates through. A proposal for the optoelectronic assembly of the device-including auxiliary optical elements, light sources, and detectors - is also presented in this contribution.
Diffraction Efficiency of Reflective Metallic Gratings Operating in the THz Range
(IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, 2023) Cuadrado Conde, Alexander; Fernández Rodríguez, M; Sánchez Brea, Luis Miguel; García Lozano, Gonzalo; Mercant, Guillermo; Torquemada ,Mº Carmen; Alda Serrano, Javier; Gonzalez , Luis M.; Belenguer Dávila, Tomás
Far infrared spectrometers have a prominent role to play in future space missions devoted to unveiling the obscure universe. Diffraction gratings are the heart of these instruments that, when operating in the range of a few THz, shall cover a wide spectral range providing the highest resolution and efficiency, generally for only a single polarization, within the specified spectral range. This contribution describes the optimization of the diffraction efficiency of the first diffractive order for a blazed metallic grating working at a large angle of incidence. Since the grating period is of the same order of magnitude as the wavelength, it is necessary to approach the design by solving Maxwell's equations rigorously using computational electromagnetism. We have applied the Rigorous Coupled-Wave Analysis and the Finite Element Methods to simulate the performance of the grating. This analysis provides relevant hints for the selection of the period, and the blaze and slant angles of the grating. A metallic blazed grating has been fabricated on aluminum and its topography has been characterized to determine the discrepancies with respect to the nominal values. The fabricated profile has been simulated to obtain the expected results in efficiency in comparison with the ideal case. This analysis provides guidance for improved manufacturing processes and experimental verification.
Binary gratings with random heights
(Applied Optics, 2009) Rico García, José María; Sánchez Brea, Luis Miguel
We analyze the far-field intensity distribution of binary phase gratings whose strips present certain randomness in their height. A statistical analysis based on the mutual coherence function is done in the plane just after the grating. Then, the mutual coherence function is propagated to the far field and the intensity distribution is obtained. Generally, the intensity of the diffraction orders decreases in comparison to that of the ideal perfect grating. Several important limit cases, such as low- and high-randomness perturbed gratings, are analyzed. In the high-randomness limit, the phase grating is equivalent to an amplitude grating plus a “halo.” Although these structures are not purely periodic, they behave approximately as a diffraction grating.
Diffractive performance of square Fresnel zone plates
(Optics Communications, 2009) Alda Serrano, Javier; Rico García, José María; Salgado Remacha, Francisco Javier; Sánchez Brea, Luis Miguel
We analyze the optical behavior of square Fresnel zones plates. A theoretical analysis and numerical simulations based on the Rayleigh-Sommerfeld approach have been developed analyzing properties such as the depth of focus and the intensity of the focus in terms of the number of zones. In addition, an experimental verification has been performed using a Spatial Light Modulator to implement the designed square Fresnel zones plates.
Diffractive optical elements with square concentric rings of equal width
(Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 2010) Alda Serrano, Javier; Sánchez Brea, Luis Miguel; Salgado Remacha, Francisco Javier; Rico García, José María
A diffractive optical element having equal-width concentric square rings is analyzed in this article. This constant width makes possible its realization using spatial light modulators or square pixels phase screens. It allows a simple analytical treatment, and the element is also simulated using the Rayleigh-Sommerfeld approach. An experimental verification of its performance has been compared with the simulated results.
Far field of binary phase gratings with errors in the height of the strips
(Modeling Aspects in Optical Metrology II, 2009) Rico García, José María; Sánchez Brea, Luis Miguel
Diffraction gratings are not always ideal but, due to the fabrication process, several errors can be produced. In this work we show that when the strips of a binary phase diffraction grating present certain randomness in their height, the intensity of the diffraction orders varies with respect to that obtained with a perfect grating. To show this, we perform an analysis of the mutual coherence function and then, the intensity distribution at the far field is obtained. In addition to the far field diffraction orders, a "halo" that surrounds the diffraction order is found, which is due to the randomness of the strips height.
Optimized square Fresnel zone plates for microoptics applications
(Modeling Aspects in Optical Metrology II., 2009) Rico García, José María; Salgado Remacha, Francisco Javier; Sánchez Brea, Luis Miguel; Alda Serrano, Javier
Polygonal Fresnel zone plates with a low number of sides have deserved attention in micro and nanoptics, because they can be straightforwardly integrated in photonic devices, and, at the same time, they represent a balance between the high-focusing performance of a circular zone plate and the easiness of fabrication at micro and nano-scales of polygons. Among them, the most representative family are Square Fresnel Zone Plates (SFZP). In this work, we propose two different customized designs of SFZP for optical wavelengths. Both designs are based on the optimization of a SFZP to perform as close as possible as a usual Fresnel Zone Plate. In the first case, the criterion followed to compute it is the minimization of the difference between the area covered by the angular sector of the zone of the corresponding circular plate and the one covered by the polygon traced on the former. Such a requirement leads to a customized polygon-like Fresnel zone. The simplest one is a square zone with a pattern of phases repeating each five zones. On the other hand, an alternative SFZP can be designed guided by the same criterion but with a new restriction. In this case, the distance between the borders of different zones remains unaltered. A comparison between the two lenses is carried out. The irradiance at focus is computed for both and suitable merit figures are defined to account for the difference between them.
Optimal phase distributions for polygonal Fresnel lenses
(Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, 2010) Alda Serrano, Javier; Salgado Remacha, Francisco Javier; Sánchez Brea, Luis Miguel; Rico García, José María; González, Francisco Javier
Polygonal Fresnel zone plates can be configured in a variety of forms depending on the number of sides of the polygon and the number of phase steps used. This contribution deals with some specific polygonal designs that tessellate the plane: triangles, squares, and hexagons. The phase distribution is chosen as a continuous one to form a polygonal kinoform. The selected designs have been simulated and its behaviour compared. Although their performance is worse than the circular Fresnel plate, they may present some other advantages as the tessellation capability, and the possibility to fabricate them as extruded profiles.
Fourier series diffractive lens with extended depth of focus
(Optics and laser technology, 2023) Soria García, Ángela; Sánchez Brea, Luis Miguel; Hoyo Muñoz, Jesús, del; Torcal Milla, Francisco José; Gómez Pedrero, José Antonio
Angular diffractive lenses have been proven to achieve a narrow beam waist with a long depth of focus. We generalize these type of lenses by defining the angular distribution of the focal length as a Fourier series. The Fourier coefficients of the lens are optimized, using Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm, to minimize the beam width and increase its uniformity for a given depth of focus. In order to obtain a fast simulation during the optimization process, we used Chirp Z-transform algorithm. Finally, we performed an experimental verification of the results using a Spatial Light Modulator. The Fourier series diffractive lens presents a more uniform and narrower beam than previous angular lenses, in both simulations and experiments. These results may find applications in the design of contact and intraocular lenses with extended depth of focus, laser focusing and imaging systems.