Everything about Diffraction grating
Optical component which splits light into several beams
In optics, a diffraction grating is a grating with a periodic structure of appropriate scale so as to diffract light, or another type of electromagnetic radiation, into several beams traveling in different directions known as diffracted orders. The emerging coloration is a form of structural coloration. The directions or diffraction angles of these beams depend on the wave (light) incident angle to the diffraction grating, the spacing or periodic distance between adjacent diffracting elements on the grating, and the wavelength of the incident light. Because the grating acts as a dispersive element, diffraction gratings are commonly used in monochromators and spectrometers, but other applications are also possible such as optical encoders for high-precision motion control and wavefront measurement. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Diffraction gratingA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: ReciPro : free and open-source multipurpose crystallographic software integrating a crystal model database and viewer, diffraction and microscopy simulators, and diffraction data analysis toolsInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Fiber Bragg Grating SensorsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Rigorous coupled-wave analysis of planar-grating diffractionCited 2,040 times
- Go sideways: Fraunhofer diffractionA closely related topic
- Go sideways: N-slit interferometric equationA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun a surface having many closely spaced lines or slits; used to produce optical spectra by mutual interference
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Rigorous coupled-wave analysis of planar-grating diffraction
The Dielectric Lamellar Diffraction Grating
Parallel Diffraction Grating Anomalies*
Diffraction Anomalies in Grating Spectrophotometers
Planar dielectric grating diffraction theories
One-way diffraction grating
Liquid-Crystal Diffraction Grating
Diffraction Grating Spectroscopy
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ReciPro : free and open-source multipurpose crystallographic software integrating a crystal model database and viewer, diffraction and microscopy simulators, and diffraction data analysis tools
Reconfigurable Grating Diffraction Structural Color in Self‐Assembled Colloidal Crystals
Investigation of diffraction grating in three-level gain medium
Polarization-modulated grating interferometer by conical diffraction
High diffraction efficiency grating atom chip for magneto-optical trap
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Fiber Bragg Grating SensorsHisham K. Hisham · 2019
- 📕Diffraction Gratings and ApplicationsErwin G. Loewen, Evgeny Popov · 2018
- 📕Fiber Bragg gratingsRaman Kashyap · 1999
Optical fiber sensor technologyKenneth Thomas Victor Grattan, B. T. Meggitt · 2000
The command of lightGeorge Kean Sweetnam · 2000
Scattering theory for diffraction gratingsCalvin H. Wilcox · 1984
Modern Theory of Gratings : Resonant ScatteringYuriy K. Sirenko, Staffan Ström · 2010- 📕The three-grating optical interferometer used as a monitoring and stabilization device for an atomic interferometerPeggy A. Lopez · 1997
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