Optimization of the parallelogrammic grating diffraction efficiency for normally incident waves

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 33, 1998, Pages 7698-7707

  Kwan, Chi Keung ^a   Taylor, Geoff W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 18844434865     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.007698     Document Type: Article

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