Synthesis of polarization-selective optical components with multi-layer subwavelength structures

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5183, Issue , 2003, Pages 184-191

  Yu, Wanji ^a   Kikuta, Hisao ^b   Konishi, Tsuyoshi ^c  

^a OSAKA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Form birefringence; Multi layer subwavelength structure; Polarization selective element; Wave plate

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIREFRINGENCE; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS; HOLOGRAMS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MULTILAYERS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FORM-BIREFRINGENCE; MULTI-LAYER SUBWAVELENGTH STRUCTURE; POLARIZATION-SELECTIVE ELEMENT; WAVE PLATE;

OPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 2342538483     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.503927     Document Type: Conference Paper

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