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Optimized groove profiles for diffraction gratings obtained by an analytical method

S Shammas1, P A Goud

  • 1Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G7, Canada.

Optics Letters
|August 25, 2009
PubMed
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A new analytical method allows for the analysis of arbitrary diffraction gratings. This method was used to optimize the groove profile for improved performance.

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