Diffractive solar sail
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diffractive-solar-sail-322-1794029
title:
Diffractive solar sail
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A diffractive solar sail, or diffractive lightsail, is a type of solar sail which relies on diffraction instead of reflection for its propulsion. Current diffractive sail designs use thin metamaterial films, containing micrometer-size gratings based on polarization or subwavelength refractive structures, causing light to spread out and thereby exert radiation pressure when it passes through them.
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Type of solar sail
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffractive_solar_sail
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2024-04-21T18:59:57Z
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