Broadband Form Birefringent Quarter-Wave Plate for the Mid-Infrared Wavelength Region

Keywords

birefringence, infrared, micro-optical devices, polarization, polarization-selective devices

Abstract

We discuss the design, fabrication and optical performance of a broadband form-birefringent quarter-wave plate for the 3.5 to 5 m wave-length region. Rigorous coupled wave analysis (RCWA) was used to design the requisite subwavelength grating for silicon substrates in ambient air. Fabricated samples yield a measured phase retardation of 89 ƒ to 102 ƒ over the desired wavelength range.

Original Publication Citation

G. P. Nordin and P. C. Deguzman, "Broadband Form Birefringent Quarter-Wave Plate for the Mid-Infrared Wavelength Region," Opt. Express 5(8), pp. 163-168 (1999), http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?URI=OPEX-5-8-163

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

1999-10-11

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/578

Publisher

Optical Society of America

Language

English

College

Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology

Department

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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