Terahertz achromatic quarter-wave plate

被引：261

作者：

Masson, JB ^{[1
]}

Gallot, G ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Ecole Polytech, CNRS, INSERM, U696,UMR 7645,Lab Opt & Biosci, F-91128 Palaiseau, France

来源：

OPTICS LETTERS | 2006年 / 31卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1364/OL.31.000265

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

Phase retarders usually present a strong frequency dependence. We discuss the design and characterization of a terahertz achromatic quarter-wave plate. This wave plate is made from six birefringent quartz plates precisely designed and stacked together. Phase retardation has been measured over the whole terahertz range by terahertz polarimetry. This achromatic wave plate demonstrates a huge frequency bandwidth (nu(max)/nu(min) approximate to 7), and therefore can be applied to terahertz time domain spectroscopy and polarimetry. (c) 2006 Optical Society of America.

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页码：265 / 267

页数：3

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