Polarizing mirror/absorber for visible wavelengths based on a silicon subwavelength grating: Design and fabrication

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 2534-2541

  Brundrett, David L ^a   Gaylord, Thomas K ^a   Glytsis, Elias N ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0001547360     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.002534     Document Type: Article

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