title: Theory of optimal beam splitting by phase gratings. I. One-dimensional gratings.
abstract: We give an analytical basis for the theory of optimal beam splitting by one-dimensional gratings. In particular, we use methods from the calculus of variations to derive analytical expressions for the optimal phase function.
authors.affiliation: Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA. Iromero@sandia.gov
authors.forename: Louis A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.forename: Fred M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Dickey