Innovative high-performance nanowire-grid polarizers and integrated isolators

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 241-252

  Wang, Jian Jim ^a   Deng, Jiandong ^a   Deng, Xuegong ^a   Liu, Feng ^a   Sciortino, Paul ^a   Chen, Lei ^a   Nikolov, Anguel ^a   Graham, Alan ^a  

^a NanoOpto Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrated isolator; Isolator; Mold; Nanolithography; Nanomanufacturing; Nanoreplication; UV curable; Wire grid polarizer

Indexed keywords

GLASS; MOLDING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLARIZATION; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; REFRACTION; SILICA; THIN FILMS; ULTRAVIOLET DETECTORS; WAVEGUIDE ISOLATORS;

INTEGRATED ISOLATORS; ISOLATORS; NANOREPLICATION; UV CURABLE; WIRE-GRID POLARIZER;

OPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 14544281089     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2004.841460     Document Type: Article

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