A Real-Space, Numerical-Integration Approach to Calculating Diffraction from Gratings.

Abstract

We write Maxwell's equations in finite difference form and, along with the R-matrix propagation algorithm, numerically integrate to obtain solutions for grating diffraction. Numerical results are obtained for a sinusoidal grating and are compared with previous results obtained from other methods.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA322321

Entities

People

  • J. M. Elson
  • Phuc Tran

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Boundaries
  • Classification
  • Difference Equations
  • Differential Equations
  • Diffraction
  • Eigenvalues
  • Eigenvectors
  • Equations
  • High Performance Computing
  • Integral Equations
  • Micrometers
  • Numerical Integration
  • Photonic Crystals
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space