• DocumentCode
    1073260
  • Title

    Theory of crossed-beam diffraction gratings

  • Author

    Kenan, Richard P.

  • Author_Institution
    Battelle Columbus Lab., Columbus, OH, USA
  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1978
  • fDate
    12/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    924
  • Lastpage
    930
  • Abstract
    The operation of crossed-beam gratings is analyzed in terms of diffraction efficiency and beam quality, following Solymar´s method´s General solutions for arbitrary beam widths, general beam profiles, and illumination with two beams are derived. A scheme for improving the beam quality of these gratings is proposed. The analysis should be useful in integrated optics for designing beam expanders, beam contractors, and mirrors, and for analyzing waveguide interferometers.
  • Keywords
    Diffraction gratings; Geometry; Integral equations; Integrated optics; Laplace equations; Lighting; Optical beams; Optical design; Optical diffraction; Optical waveguides;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1978.1069722
  • Filename
    1069722