Liquid crystal (LC) circular polarization gratings (PGs), also known as Pancharatnam–Berry
(PB) phase deflectors, are diffractive waveplates with linearly changed optical anisotropy …

A rigorous coupled-wave approach is used to analyze diffraction by general planar gratings
bounded by two different media. The grating fringes may have any orientation (slanted or …

Filling the gap for a description of the optical properties of small particles with sizes less than
1000 nm and to provide a comprehensive overview on the spectral behavior of …

Electronic and photonic materials discussed in this handbook are the key elements of
continued scientific and technological advances in the 21st century. The electronic and …

This is a new and greatly expanded edition of what has become one of the best known
introductions to the principles, techniques and applications of optical holography. Where …

Diffraction characteristics of general dielectric planar (slab) gratings and surface-relief
(corrugated) gratings are reviewed. Applications to laser-beam deflection, guidance …

Diffraction by an arbitrarily oriented planar grating with slanted fringes is analyzed using
rigorous three-dimensional vector coupled-wave analysis. The method applies to any …

The diffraction of light by deep rectangular-groove transmission phase gratings is treated by
solving Maxwell's equations numerically. Results are given for the light diffracted into the …

The diffusion equation is solved in the low-order harmonic approximation, in order to
describe the grating formation process in dry photopolymer materials. We describe how the …

Rigorous coupled-wave theory of diffraction by dielectric gratings is extended to cover E-
mode polarization and losses. Unlike in the H-mode-polarization case, it is shown that, in the …