Physics:Diffraction efficiency
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Diffraction efficiency is the performance of diffractive optical elements – especially diffraction gratings – in terms of power throughput. It's a measure of how much optical power is diffracted into a designated direction compared to the power incident onto the diffractive element of grating. If the diffracted power is designated with [math]\displaystyle{ P }[/math] and the incident power with [math]\displaystyle{ P_0 }[/math] the efficiency [math]\displaystyle{ \eta }[/math] reads
- [math]\displaystyle{ \eta = \frac{P}{P_0} \ . }[/math]
Grating efficiency
In the most common case – the diffraction efficiency of optical gratings (therefore also called grating efficiency) – there are two possibilities to specify efficiency:[1][2]
- The absolute efficiency is defined as above and relates the power diffracted into a particular order to the incident power.
- The relative efficiency relates the power diffracted into a particular order to the power that would be reflected by a mirror of the same coating as the grating, therefore attributing to inevitable reflection losses at the grating but not caused by inefficient diffraction itself.
References
- ↑ "Diffraction Efficiency & Relationship between Diffraction Efficiency and Polarization". Shimadzu Corporation. 2012. http://www.shimadzu.com/products/opt/oh80jt0000001v0w.html. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ↑ "Technical Note 10 – Guidelines for specifying diffraction gratings". Newport Corporation. http://gratings.newport.com/library/technotes/technote10.asp. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
External links
- Christopher Palmer (2020). "Efficiency Characteristics of Diffraction Gratings". Diffraction Grating Handbook (8th edition). MKS Newport. https://www.gratinglab.com/Information/Handbook/Handbook.aspx. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffraction efficiency.
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