Diffraction from a moving grating

Alon Bahabad*

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Abstract

A first-principles tutorial account is given for the diffraction of either light or free, non-relativistic, massive particles from a moving grating. Discussion on the properties of the moving grating including non-reciprocity is followed by considering both Raman-Nath (thin grating) diffraction and Bragg (thick grating) diffraction in either transmission or reflection geometry. Use of four-momentum conservation with dispersion relations yield the angles of diffraction. The increase in the angle of diffraction for grazing incident by using a moving grating relative to using a static grating is calculated. It is shown that this increase is possible only for Raman-Nath geometry.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1065-1077
Number of pages13
JournalOptical and Quantum Electronics
Volume46
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2014

Keywords

  • Material diffraction
  • Optical diffraction
  • Physical optics

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