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    Area of Science:

    • Optics and Photonics
    • Computational Physics
    • Materials Science

    Background:

    • Deformable gratings are crucial for optical displacement sensing.
    • Existing analysis methods for multi-layer deformable gratings can be computationally intensive.
    • Accurate modeling is essential for optimizing sensor performance.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To extend the rigorous coupled-wave analysis (RCWA) for general multi-layer deformable gratings.
    • To incorporate layer offsets and material properties into the analysis.
    • To enable fast and accurate calculations for optical displacement sensing applications.

    Main Methods:

    • Extended the rigorous coupled-wave analysis (RCWA) framework.
    • Included Fourier series expansion of relative permittivity to account for grating layer offsets and deformation.
    • Verified results against established grating models and the finite element method.

    Main Results:

    • The extended RCWA accurately models multi-layer deformable gratings with arbitrary parameters.
    • Numerical results show excellent agreement with finite element method simulations.
    • The RCWA method achieves computation times approximately 1/10th of the finite element method.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed RCWA is a fast and accurate tool for analyzing multi-layer deformable gratings.
    • This method facilitates the design and optimization of optical displacement sensors.
    • The approach is suitable for various grating configurations, including those with layer offsets and dynamic deformations.