Title :
Rigorous analysis of strong spherical wave gratings using a slice-and-cascade approach
Author :
Xu, Zao ; Tian, Kehan ; Sun, Wenyang ; Barbastathis, George ; Neifeld, Mark
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We present a numerical approach to computing diffraction from strong holograms of arbitrary fringe shape, e.g. plane-to-spherical. We compute the angular, shift and wavelength Bragg selectivities and compare with coupled wave and weak diffraction approaches.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; holographic gratings; light diffraction; holographic gratings; slice-and-cascade approach; spherical wave gratings; volume holograms; wavelength Bragg selectivity; weak diffraction; Diffraction gratings; Equations; Fourier transforms; Frequency; Holographic optical components; Optical diffraction; Optical interconnections; Optical propagation; Refractive index; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Information Photonics, 2005. IP 2005. OSA Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Charlotte, NC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6637-5
