Open AccessNumerical demonstration of the validity of the Rayleigh hypothesis
Author(s) -
A.V. Tishchenko
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.17.017102
Subject(s) - rayleigh scattering , optics , rayleigh length , diffraction , numerical analysis , rayleigh wave , physics , mathematics , mathematical analysis , surface wave , laser beams , laser
The Rayleigh hypothesis and the related method of diffraction analysis are revisited. It is shown that the Rayleigh method can be applied to deep grating modeling without numerical problems and that it gives any desired accuracy whatever the groove depth. This proves the validity of the Rayleigh hypothesis and rehabilitates the Rayleigh method.