Realization of a polarizer employing the combined effects of birefringence and diffraction
Optics Letters, Vol. 22, Issue 19, pp. 1518-1520 (1997)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.22.001518
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Abstract
A polarizer that uses the combined effects of birefringence and diffraction has been realized experimentally. A sheet of calcite was taken as the substrate, and a series of grooves with a sawtooth profile was manufactured on its surface by optical grinding and polishing. The sample polarizer shows good polarizing performance in test. The measured extinction ratio is better than 2 × 10-4 and can be improved further.
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OCIS Codes
(050.1940) Diffraction and gratings : Diffraction
(230.5440) Optical devices : Polarization-selective devices
(260.1440) Physical optics : Birefringence
Citation
S. Q. Liu, Y. S. Chen, N. J. Wu, and A. Ignatiev, "Realization of a polarizer employing the combined effects of birefringence and diffraction," Opt. Lett. 22, 1518-1520 (1997)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-22-19-1518
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