Segmented coupled-wave analysis of a curved wire-grid polarizer

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 558-565

  Kim, Donghyun ^a   Sim, Eunji ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES;

COMPUTATION MODEL; PIECEWISE LINEAR SEGMENTATION; SEGMENTED COUPLED-WAVE ANALYSIS; WIRE-GRID POLARIZER;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 44349120677     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.25.000558     Document Type: Article

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