Polarizing terahertz waves with nematic liquid crystals

被引：94

作者：

Hsieh, Cho-Fan ^{[1
]}

Lai, Yu-Chien ^{[1
]}

Pan, Ru-Pin ^{[1
]}

Pan, Ci-Ling ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Chiao Tung Univ, Dept Electrophys, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan

[2] Natl Chiao Tung Univ, Dept Photon, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan

来源：

OPTICS LETTERS | 2008年 / 33卷 / 11期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1364/OL.33.001174

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

A Feussner-type terahertz polarizer with a nematic liquid crystal (NLC) layer between two fused-silica prisms is demonstrated. The polarization factor and extinction ratio of the NLC-based terahertz polarizer can exceed 0.99 and 10(-5), respectively. (C) 2008 Optical Society of America.

引用

页码：1174 / 1176

页数：3

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