Generalized Coddington Equations for Refractive/Diffractive Hybrid Surfaces

We derived the generalized Coddington Equations for diffractive/refractive hybrid surfaces by using the general Snell’s law and differential ray tracing approach. The Equations are given in two forms: matrix formalism and explicit expressions.

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