Polarization multiplexing of diffractive elements with metal-stripe grating pixels

1999; Optica Publishing Group; Volume: 38; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1364/ao.38.002177

ISSN

0003-6935

Autores

Uwe D. Zeitner, Bernd Schnabel, E.‐B. Kley, Frank Wyrowski,

Tópico(s)

Photonic and Optical Devices

Resumo

Diffractive elements with polarization multiplexing for the visible spectral region are demonstrated. The polarization-multiplexing property of the element is based on the polarization-dependent transmission characteristics of metal-stripe subwavelength period gratings. The proper dimensions of these gratings are estimated by rigorous calculations. The principle of polarization multiplexing by use of metal-stripe subwavelength period gratings is described for a diffractive element that has a binary amplitude transmission per polarization channel and is demonstrated by experimental results.

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