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Modeling the interaction of an arbitrary light field with a diffraction grating by the Monte Carlo method

Optics 2013-08-30 v1 Statistical Mechanics Computational Physics

Abstract

A high-accuracy solution of the diffraction problem has become necessary for the treatment of certain special questions of statistical physics. This article reports the creation of a computer program that serves as an instrumental method of calculating the parameters of diffraction phenomena when complex optical systems are being theoretically investigated. The program solves the diffraction problem by a rigorous method based on Maxwell"s equations under specified boundary conditions. An arbitrary for instance, diffuse configuration of the initial light field is allowed. Reflective gratings with a linear or crossed sinusoidal profile of the surface micro relief are considered as the diffraction optical elements. The characteristics of the self-consistent total light field can be calculated when several diffraction elements are present in the system.

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@article{arxiv.1308.6488,
  title  = {Modeling the interaction of an arbitrary light field with a diffraction grating by the Monte Carlo method},
  author = {Vladimir V. Savukov and Igor V. Golubenko},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1308.6488},
  year   = {2013}
}

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10 pages, 3 figures

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