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    Area of Science:

    • Optics and photonics
    • Wave phenomena
    • Surface science

    Background:

    • Ghost diffraction (GD) and ghost imaging (GI) are advanced optical techniques.
    • Investigating reflective GD on rough surfaces presents unique challenges due to surface scattering.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To theoretically and numerically investigate reflective ghost diffraction (GD) for objects with rough surfaces.
    • To derive an analytical expression for reflective GD considering surface roughness and incident/reflective angles.
    • To analyze the impact of surface parameters and experimental conditions on reflective GD patterns.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing a speckle model to characterize object reflectivity with variable rough surfaces.
    • Deriving an angle-dependent diffraction condition for reflective GD.
    • Performing numerical simulations to assess the influence of surface height variance, correlation length, and reflective angle.
    • Conducting comparative studies between reflective GD and reflective ghost imaging (GI).

    Main Results:

    • An analytical expression for reflective GD was derived.
    • Diffraction patterns were found to be sensitive to reflective angle and surface fluctuation parameters.
    • Numerical simulations revealed the impact of object surface characteristics on GD quality.
    • Reflective GI was found to be more robust against system parameter changes than reflective GD.

    Conclusions:

    • The study provides a theoretical framework and numerical insights into reflective GD on rough surfaces.
    • Understanding the sensitivity of reflective GD to parameters is crucial for experimental implementation.
    • Reflective GI offers potential advantages in robustness for applications involving rough surfaces.