Depolarization of quasi-monochromatic light by thin resonant gratings

被引：24
作者：
Vartiainen, Ismo [1 ]
Tervo, Jani [1 ]
Kuittinen, Markku [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Joensuu, Dept Math & Phys, FI-80101 Joensuu, Finland
来源：
OPTICS LETTERS | 2009年 / 34卷 / 11期
基金：
芬兰科学院;
关键词：
POLARIZATION; CONVERGENCE; FILTERS; SIZE;
D O I：
10.1364/OL.34.001648
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
Using rigorous diffraction theory, we show that it is possible to depolarize quasi-monochromatic light using a fully deterministic, thin optical element. The principle is based on polarization-sensitive resonant gratings in total-internal-reflection configuration, and careful numerical design by the Fourier modal method. We present numerical examples for 0.1 ran and 10 nm bandwidths. (C) 2009 Optical Society of America
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页码：1648 / 1650
页数：3
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