Similar structures, different characteristics: Optical performances of circular polarizers with single- and double-helical metamaterials

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 3055-3061

  Yang, Zhen Yu ^a   Zhao, Ming ^a   Lu, Yong Feng ^b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Metamaterials; optical polarization; superlattices

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR POLARIZERS; DIRECTIVE SIGNIFICANCE; DOUBLE-HELICAL; DOUBLE-HELICAL STRUCTURES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; EXTINCTION RATIOS; HELICAL STRUCTURES; OPERATION BANDS; OPTICAL PERFORMANCE; OPTICAL POLARIZATION; SIMULATION RESULT; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; WAVELENGTH BAND;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; LIGHT POLARIZATION; METAMATERIALS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; POLARIZATION; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SUPERLATTICES; WIRE;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 77958566347     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2010.2075914     Document Type: Article

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