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Beam Riders and Sailcraft Based on Diffractive Light Sails

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Abstract

Diffractive films afford advantages in orbit raising type of solar sail maneuvers. We experimentally verified the radiation pressure on a transmissive Littrow grating, where significant tangential force was observed, along with a near-vanishing normal force.

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