Technological line for creation and research of diffractive optical elements

We report on the creation and use of a unique object of scientific infrastructure – a technological line designed to create and study diffractive optical elements (DOEs). The technological line is a key element of the Center for Collective Use of Equipment "Diffractive Optics and Nanophotonics", created by joint efforts of scientists of Samara University and the Image Processing Systems Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The line includes both the purchased equipment and software, and unique in-house developments. The line covers all stages of DOE creation: from calculation and modeling to experimental research, including development and testing of DOE-based devices.