Table 5 Summary of fabrication methods of flexible diffractive optics and their optical performances

From: Ultra-thin light-weight laser-induced-graphene (LIG) diffractive optics

Lens Type

Reference

Image

FZP preparation

FZP performance

Thickness

Diameter

Process

Materials

Wavelength

Focal length

purpose

Meta-surface

Kamali et al.43

720 nm

1 mm

Electron Beam Lithography

Amorphous Silica & PDMS

915 nm

3.5 mm

Focusing

FZP

Moghimi et al.3

100 nm

450 μm

Lithography

Silica nanowire & PDMS

620 nm

N/A

Imaging

FZP

Li et al.53

10 μm

650 μm

Lithography

Carbon nanotube & PDMS

635 nm

7.00–8.47 mm

Focusing

FZP

Low et al.8,139

0.9 μm

656 μm

FsDLW with Galvano scanner

Graphene Oxide & PDMS

638 nm

15 mm

Focusing

  1. The images used in Table 5 were adapted with permission from Springer Nature3,43,53, Elsevier8, IOP publisher139