VOLUME-PHASE HOLOGRAPHIC GRATINGS FOR ASTRONOMICAL SPECTROGRAPHS

6/11/99


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VOLUME-PHASE HOLOGRAPHIC GRATINGS FOR ASTRONOMICAL SPECTROGRAPHS

VPH Grating Physics (true holographic gratings)

Theoretical Diffraction Efficiency (h)

Bragg Envelopes

VP Grating Configurations

VP Grating Structures

Typical VP Grating Parameters

Dichromated Gelatin

NSF Funded Study of VPH Gratings

300 l/mm VPH Grating

1200 l/mm VPH Grating

2400 l/mm 532 nm VPH Grating

Ha/Hb Multiplex Grating

Spectrum of 18th magnitude, blue compact galaxy obtained with the Ha/Hb multiplex grating with a fiber feed on the 2.1-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory.

RCWA Predicted Efficiency for VPH Reflection Grating

1200 l/mm VPH Reflection Grating

Conclusions and Future Effort

Author: Samuel C. Barden

Email: barden@noao.edu

Home Page: http://www.noao.edu/ets/vpgratings/

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