Toroidal Diffraction Gratings

    A toroidal diffraction grating is a sort of concave gratings. The toroidal shape is defined by two curvature radii at each central axis. Toroidal shapes where Rh is a horizontal curvature radius and Rv is a vertical curvature radius. The toroidal shapes are expressed in the following equation.

    Toroidal Diffraction Gratings equation

    The paraxial focal positions of a toroidal grating in Fig.9 are defined by equations (15) and (16). Here r is the entrance length, r'h is the horizontal focal length, and r'v is the vertical focal length. α and β satisfy the grating equation (2)'.

    Fig.9 The different focus of the Spherical diffraction grating

    Fig.9 The different focus of the Spherical diffraction grating

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    The spherical diffraction gratings are formed on spherical blanks( Rh=Rv ) that has two focal lengths(r'hr'v ) has astigmatisms, The toroidal diffraction gratings are formed on toroidal (aspheric) blanks( RhRv ) that can correct astigmatisms.

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    Selection Chart for Shimadzu Diffraction Gratings

    Selection Chart for Shimadzu Diffraction Gratings

     

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