Beam splitting of low-contrast binary gratings under second bragg angle incidence

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1075-1083

  Jiangjun, Zheng ^a   Changhe, Zhou ^a   Bo, Wang ^a   Jijun, Feng ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND FINE MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; POLARIZATION; PRISMS;

BEAM SPLITTERS; BEAM SPLITTING; BRAGG ANGLES; DESIGN CONDITIONS; DESIGN METHODS; GRATING MODES; GRATING PARAMETERS; GRATING PERIODS; HIGH EFFICIENCIES; RIGOROUS COUPLED-WAVE ANALYSIS; SPLITTING PATTERNS; TOTAL EFFICIENCIES;

PARTICLE BEAMS;

EID: 62249164429     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.25.001075     Document Type: Article

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