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Achromatization of Wollaston polarizing beam splitters |
Optics Letters, Vol. 36, Issue 8, pp. 1332-1334 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.36.001332
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Abstract
We describe the achromatization of Wollaston prisms to reduce the angular dispersion in the splitting angle. Anal ytical theory and ray-tracing modeling is presented. In an example application, a sixfold reduction in dispersion is achieved for wavelengths in the region
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OCIS Codes
(220.2740) Optical design and fabrication : Geometric optical design
(230.5480) Optical devices : Prisms
(260.1440) Physical optics : Birefringence
(260.2030) Physical optics : Dispersion
(110.4234) Imaging systems : Multispectral and hyperspectral imaging
(110.5405) Imaging systems : Polarimetric imaging
ToC Category:
Imaging Systems
History
Original Manuscript: February 1, 2011
Revised Manuscript: March 11, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: March 14, 2011
Published: April 5, 2011
Citation
Gerald Wong, Roger Pilkington, and Andrew R. Harvey, "Achromatization of Wollaston polarizing beam splitters," Opt. Lett. 36, 1332-1334 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-36-8-1332
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