Polarization conversion in conical diffraction by metallic and dielectric subwavelength gratings

Applied Optics

Volumn 46, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 4258-4265

  Passilly, Nicolas ^a   Ventola, Kalle ^a   Karvinen, Petri ^a   Laakkonen, Pasi ^a,b   Turunen, Jari ^a   Tervo, Jani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b Nanocomp Ltd   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; IMAGE CONVERTERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS;

DIELECTRIC GRATINGS; INCIDENT LIGHT; LINEAR POLARIZATION; TRANSVERSE ELECTRIC FIELDS;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 34548485840     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.46.004258     Document Type: Article

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