Diffraction by random Ronchi gratings

In this work, we obtain analytical expressions for the near-and far-field diffraction of random Ronchi diffraction gratings where the slits of the grating are randomly displaced around their periodical positions. We theoretically show that the effect of randomness in the position of the slits of the...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Torcal Milla, Francisco José, Sánchez Brea, Luis Miguel
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2016
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositório:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/18974
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/18974
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:535
Diffraction and gratings
Diffraction gratings
Statistical Optics.
Óptica (Física)
2209.19 Óptica Física
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Resumo:In this work, we obtain analytical expressions for the near-and far-field diffraction of random Ronchi diffraction gratings where the slits of the grating are randomly displaced around their periodical positions. We theoretically show that the effect of randomness in the position of the slits of the grating produces a decrease of the contrast and even disappearance of the self-images for high randomness level at the near field. On the other hand, it cancels high-order harmonics in far field, resulting in only a few central diffraction orders. Numerical simulations by means of the Rayleigh–Sommerfeld diffraction formula are performed in order to corroborate the analytical results. These results are of interest for industrial and technological applications where manufacture errors need to be considered.