Integrative optimization of the practical wavefront coding systems for depth-of-field extension

Optimization of the phase mask is one of the key tasks in the design of wavefront coding systems for depth of field extension. Instead of optimization of the phase mask for ideal optical systems, which was the focus of the previous research, this paper proposes an integrative optimization method for practical optical systems considering the various optical aberrations. A practical wavefront coding system based on a doublet is designed using the integrative optimization method, while an ideal system with an optimized phase mask is also used for comparison. The simulation results show that the practical wavefront coding system designed by the integrative optimization method works well on both the on-axis and off-axis fields, while the ideal system with the optimized phase mask had a poor performance on the off-axis fields. Off-axis fields should also be considered as well as on-axis field in the design of practical optical systems, therefore the integrative optimization method will be significant for the design of practical wavefront coding systems.