Journal Article10.1109/PROC.1985.13220
Analysis and applications of optical diffraction by gratings
Thomas K. Gaylord,M. G. Moharam +1 more
- 01 May 1985
- Vol. 73, Iss: 5, pp 894-937
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TL;DR: In this article, an exact formulation of the grating diffraction problem without approximations is presented, using a series of fundamental assumptions, which reduces to the various existing approximate theories in the appropriate limits.
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Abstract: Diffraction characteristics of general dielectric planar (slab) gratings and surface-relief (corrugated) gratings are reviewed. Applications to laser-beam deflection, guidance, modulation, coupling, filtering, wavefront reconstruction, and distributed feedback in the fields of acoustooptics, integrated optics, holography, and spectral analysis are discussed. An exact formulation of the grating diffraction problem without approximations (rigorous coupled-wave theory developed by the authors) is presented. The method of solution is in terms of state variables and this is presented in detail. Then, using a series of fundamental assumptions, this rigorous theory is shown to reduce to the various existing approximate theories in the appropriate limits. The effects of these fundamental assumptions in the approximate theories are quantified and discussed.
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