Achromatic polarization gratings as highly efficient thin-film polarizing beamsplitters for broadband light

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6682, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Oh, Chulwoo ^a   Escuti, Michael J ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Achromatic diffraction; Circular polarizer; Holography; Liquid crystals; Polarization grating; Polarizing beamsplitter; Reactive mesogens

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CIRCULAR POLARIZATION; DIFFRACTION EFFICIENCY; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; HOLOGRAPHY; LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLARIMETERS;

ACHROMATIC POLARIZATION GRATINGS; CIRCULAR POLARIZERS; REACTIVE MESOGENS; THIN FILM POLARIZING BEAMSPLITTERS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 42149170146     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.735370     Document Type: Conference Paper

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