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A beam sha** method based on the vectorial diffraction is proposed in this paper. We modify the Rayleigh–Sommerfeld vectorial diffraction integrals based on the time reversal symmetry of Maxwell’s equations. Thus, the forward and backward vectorial diffraction transformations can maintain the self-consistency of the iterative beam propagations in the vectorial diffraction beam sha** system. The proposed method can be used to design a phase plate that can be used to reconstruct an optical field with the desired intensity distribution. The proposed method is more rigorous than the scalar diffraction-based method and has constraints on the design of each component of the optical field.
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Liu, Y., Tao, S. Vectorial diffraction based beam sha**. Appl. Phys. B 129, 144 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-023-08086-9
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