Demonstration of a single-layer meanderline phase retarder at infrared

    Authors

    J. S. Tharp; J. M. Lopez-Alonso; J. C. Ginn; C. F. Middleton; B. A. Lail; B. A. Munk;G. D. Boreman

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Opt. Lett.

    Keywords

    LINE POLARIZER; Optics

    Abstract

    Meanderline wave plates are in common use at radio frequencies as polarization retarders. We present initial results of a gold meanderline structure on a silicon substrate that functions at a wavelength of 10.6 mu m in the IR. The measured results show a distinct change in the polarization state of the incident beam after passing through the device, inducing a 74 degrees phase retardance between horizontal and vertical components. A high degree of polarization (88%) is maintained in the transmitted beam with an overall power transmittance of 38% and a beam profile that remains essentially unchanged. (c) 2006 Optical Society of America.

    Journal Title

    Optics Letters

    Volume

    31

    Issue/Number

    18

    Publication Date

    1-1-2006

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    2687

    Last Page

    2689

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000240444500007

    ISSN

    0146-9592

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