A diffractive optical filter having a fractional level density s[j] and a transfer function C[m] that is an approximation to a desired Hermitian, passive transfer function B[m] is provided. The fractional level density s[j] is obtained by Fourier (or inverse Fourier) transforming B[m] to obtain t[j], calculating u[j]=t[j]-min(t[j]), calculating v[j]=u[j]/D where D is the sum of u[j] over j, and setting s[j] substantially equal to v[j]. A 2-D tiltable mirror array can be used to provide a 1024 tap optical filter having 10-bit tap resolution. Applications of the invention include laser tuning elements, spectroscopy and wavelength-division multiplexing, switching, and/or filtering.

 
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