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The multi-layers coupled-wave theory is extended to systematically investigate the pulse shaping and diffraction properties of a system of multi-layers reflection volume holographic gratings (MRVHG) under ultrashort laser pulse (ULP) readout. The combined effects that the grating parameters such as the number and thickness of layers and gaps between them and the pulse duration of the input ULP have on the pulse shaping properties are considered. The pulse profiles of the diffracted and transmitted beams, the diffraction bandwidth, and the total diffraction efficiency are presented. The calculated results we have derived permit an optimal choice of grating parameters for the pulse shaping and process applications.
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Yan, A., Liu, L., Wang, L. et al. Pulse shaping and diffraction properties of multi-layers reflection volume holographic gratings. Appl. Phys. B 96, 71–77 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-009-3462-7
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