Abstract

This paper concerns the shape identification problem of anisotropic periodic structures which are known as diffraction gratings. We study the so-called Factorization method as a tool for reconstructing the anisotropic periodic media from measured spectral data involving scattered electromagnetic waves in TM modes. This sampling method provides a simple criterion to compute a picture of shape of diffraction gratings in a rapid way. We propose a rigorous analysis for the method as well as numerical experiments to examine its performance.