Group-theoretic approach to enhancing the Fourier modal method for crossed gratings with one or two reflection symmetries

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 271-278

  Bai, Benfeng ^a   Li, Lifeng ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Crossed gratings; Diffraction gratings; Fourier modal method; Group theory; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FOURIER OPTICS; LIGHT REFLECTION;

CROSSED GRATINGS; FOURIER MODAL METHOD; GROUP THEORY; SYMMETRY;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 22844434095     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/7/7/002     Document Type: Article

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