Comparison between the differential and integral methods used to solve the grating problem in the HH∥ase

The usual differential method for solving the grating problem in the H∥ case is shown to be unable to predict the efficiencies of blazed gratings in a reliable manner. Its predictions are compared with those obtained using the integral method developed by Maystre, a reliable method that has shown it...

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Publicado: 1987
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spelling paper:paper_10847529_v4_n5_p834_Depine2023-06-08T16:06:02Z Comparison between the differential and integral methods used to solve the grating problem in the HH∥ase The usual differential method for solving the grating problem in the H∥ case is shown to be unable to predict the efficiencies of blazed gratings in a reliable manner. Its predictions are compared with those obtained using the integral method developed by Maystre, a reliable method that has shown its validity over a wide range of applications. The efficiencies of sinusoidal gratings as a function of angle of incidence are calculated by both methods for two values of the groove-height-to-period ratio. For 0.05 (low modulations) both formalisms yield similar results, but for 0.2 only a qualitative agreement is observed. The differential method is shown to involve an approximation valid only for low-modulated surfaces, a fact that accounts for the observed discrepancies. As a self-consistency test, the fulfillment of the electromagnetic boundary conditions is checked by calculating the jumps of the field components, which should be continuous at the grating surface. © 1987 Optical Society of America. 1987 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_10847529_v4_n5_p834_Depine http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_10847529_v4_n5_p834_Depine
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description The usual differential method for solving the grating problem in the H∥ case is shown to be unable to predict the efficiencies of blazed gratings in a reliable manner. Its predictions are compared with those obtained using the integral method developed by Maystre, a reliable method that has shown its validity over a wide range of applications. The efficiencies of sinusoidal gratings as a function of angle of incidence are calculated by both methods for two values of the groove-height-to-period ratio. For 0.05 (low modulations) both formalisms yield similar results, but for 0.2 only a qualitative agreement is observed. The differential method is shown to involve an approximation valid only for low-modulated surfaces, a fact that accounts for the observed discrepancies. As a self-consistency test, the fulfillment of the electromagnetic boundary conditions is checked by calculating the jumps of the field components, which should be continuous at the grating surface. © 1987 Optical Society of America.
title Comparison between the differential and integral methods used to solve the grating problem in the HH∥ase
spellingShingle Comparison between the differential and integral methods used to solve the grating problem in the HH∥ase
title_short Comparison between the differential and integral methods used to solve the grating problem in the HH∥ase
title_full Comparison between the differential and integral methods used to solve the grating problem in the HH∥ase
title_fullStr Comparison between the differential and integral methods used to solve the grating problem in the HH∥ase
title_full_unstemmed Comparison between the differential and integral methods used to solve the grating problem in the HH∥ase
title_sort comparison between the differential and integral methods used to solve the grating problem in the hh∥ase
publishDate 1987
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_10847529_v4_n5_p834_Depine
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