Ultra-high extinction ratio micropolarizers using plasmonic lenses

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 18072-18079

  Peltzer, J J ^a   Flammer, P D ^a   Furtak, T E ^a   Collins, R T ^a   Hollingsworth, R E ^b  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b ITN ENERGY SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT EXTINCTION; METAL INSULATOR BOUNDARIES; PLASMONS;

COATED METALS; EXTINCTION RATIOS; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; GEOMETRIC PARAMETER; MEASUREMENT AND SIMULATION; METAL INSULATOR METALS; MICROPOLARIZERS; PIXEL PITCH; PLASMONIC; PLASMONIC LENS; POLARIZATION RESPONSE; SUBWAVELENGTH APERTURES; SURFACE PLASMONS; TRANSMISSION FILTERS; ULTRA-HIGH;

MIM DEVICES;

EID: 80052781590     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.018072     Document Type: Article

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