Mean fringe contrast, optimum beam ratio and maximum diffraction efficiency for volume gratings written by coupled waves

Optics Communications

Volumn 132, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 48-54

  Cai, L Z ^a   Yeh, P ^b   Liu, H K ^c  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c University of South Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL RECORDING;

COUPLED WAVES; MAXIMUM DIFFRACTION EFFICIENCY; MEAN FRINGE CONSTANT; OPTIMUM BEAM RATIO;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 0030285852     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0030-4018(96)00303-3     Document Type: Article

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