The scattering centre becomes a secondary source of radiation
Now consider a set of equidistantly spaced correlated secondary sources
←
Zeroth Order
1st Order
1st Order
1st Order
1st Order
2nd Order
2nd Order
2nd Order
2nd Order
← ←
← λ λ = wavelength
← d λ λ = wavelength d = spacing
← d d λ λ = wavelength d = spacing sin = λ/d
2λ sin = 2 λ/d
d 2λ sin = nλ/d dsin = nλ d = λ /sin (for n = 1)
General relation sin = nλ/d 3 2 1 General relation sin = nλ/d
General relation sin = nλ/d
General relation sin = nλ/d
General relation sin = nλ/d
General relation sin = nλ/d
General relation sin = nλ/d
General relation sin = nλ/d
General relation sin = nλ/d
General relation sin = nλ/d
General relation sin = nλ/d
General relation sin = nλ/d
Angled faceted surface of the grooves
Angled faceted surface of the grooves Angled faceted surface of the grooves
Angled faceted surface of the grooves Blazed Gratings By blazing the grating grooves so that the angle between the incident beam and say the 1st order diffracted beam (mean for the various wavelengths) is the mirror reflection angle, most of intensity can be concentrated into the 1st order diffracted beam. Angled faceted surface of the grooves
Angled faceted surface of the grooves Blazed Gratings By blazing the grating grooves so that the angle between the incident beam and say the 1st order diffracted beam (mean for the various wavelengths) is the mirror reflection angle, most of intensity can be concentrated into the 1st order diffracted beam. Angled faceted surface of the grooves
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