Novel functions in microscopy realized by patterned photonic crystals

被引：8

作者：

Kawakami, Shojiro ^{[1
]}

Inoue, Yoshihiko ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Photon Lattice Inc, Sendai, Miyagi 9800845, Japan

来源：

IEICE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRONICS | 2007年 / E90C卷 / 05期

关键词：

polarization; photonic crystal; integrated optics; image processing;

D O I：

10.1093/ietele/e90-c.5.1046

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

Autocloned photonic crystals have corrugated multilayer structure. By related process technology, we can easily fabricate an array of polarizers or waveplates. Patterned photonic crystals are versatile component of many optical systems. This paper focuses on their use in optical microscopy. The main topics are: 1. Use of polarization imaging in microscopy, 2. generation of radial/circular polarization by a polarizer having concentric corrugations, 3. a "longitudinal polarization slit" (a new component) and its function in confocal microscopy, and 4. a polarization converter for generating "z-polarized" light at the focal point. In every application above, autocloned photonic crystals play a central role.

引用

页码：1046 / 1054

页数：9