Sub-wavelength structures for broadband diffractive optics

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6029, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Mane Si, Laure Lee ^a   Bansropun, Shailendra ^a   Huet, Odile ^a   Cassette, Simone ^a   Loiseaux, Brigitte ^a   Wood, Andrew ^b   Sauvan, Christophe ^c   Lalanne, Philippe ^c  

^a THALES RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (France)

^b Thales Optics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Blazed binary grating; Diffractive optics; Infrared; Sub wavelength structures

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT REFRACTION; OPTICAL MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; THIN FILMS;

BLAZED-BINARY GRATING; REFRACTIVE LENS; SUB-WAVELENGTH STRUCTURES;

DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 33645234704     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.667742     Document Type: Conference Paper

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