Angular amplification by a diffraction grating for chiro-optical measurements

作者:Rajan Rajitha Papukutty*; Ghosh Ambarish
来源:Applied Optics, 2012, 51(27): 6480-6483.
DOI:10.1364/AO.51.006480

摘要

The angles at which a light beam gets diffracted by a grating depend strongly on the direction of incidence for diffraction angles close to a right angle. Accordingly, it is possible to amplify small beam deflections by placing a grating at an optimal orientation to the light path. We use this principle to amplify small beam deviations arising out of a light beam refracting at the interface of an optically active medium, and demonstrate a new technique of enhancing the limit of detection of chiro-optical measurements.

  • 出版日期2012-9-20