2 papers
physics.optics2023
Broadband Diffractive Solar Sail
Prateek R. Srivastava, Ryan M. Crum, Grover A. Swartzlander
The transverse radiation pressure force and acceleration is compared for two parametrically optimized designs: prismatic and two-pillar metasurface gratings. The numerical results…
physics.optics2023
High Forward Thrust Metasurface Beam-Riding Sail
Prateek R. Srivastava, Apratim Majumdar, Rajesh Menon +1
The radiation pressure force and torque on a one-dimensional bi-grating composed of a Si-SiO_2 high contrast binary metagrating is analyzed for the purpose of stable beam riding wh…