Two-wave coupled-wave theory of the polarizing properties of volume phase gratings

Hans Dieter Tholl

doi:10.1117/12.50625

1 December 1991 Two-wave coupled-wave theory of the polarizing properties of volume phase gratings

Hans Dieter Tholl

Proceedings Volume 1555, Computer and Optically Generated Holographic Optics; 4th in a Series; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.50625
Event: San Diego, '91, 1991, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The subject matter of this report is the analysis of the dependence of the diffraction efficiency of volume phase gratings on the state of polarization of the read-out wave. I revise the derivation of the two-wave coupled-wave theory starting from Maxwell's equations. The new formulation of the theory differs from the well-known results of Kogelnik's theory mainly in three aspects: (1) The new theory incorporates the effect of form birefringence caused by the layered structure of the refractive index profile. (2) The dephasing parameter which describes the dephasing between the read-out wave and the signal wave has a definite parity. Consequently, the new theory is invariant under the reciprocity transformation of optics. (3) The grating strength for the p-polarization depends not only on the read-out geometry but on the profile of the refractive index as well.

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Hans Dieter Tholl "Two-wave coupled-wave theory of the polarizing properties of volume phase gratings", Proc. SPIE 1555, Computer and Optically Generated Holographic Optics; 4th in a Series, (1 December 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.50625

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