Circular polarization filters made of chiral sculptured thin films: experimental and simulation results

被引：125

作者：

Wu, QH

Hodgkinson, IJ

Lakhtakia, A

机构：

[1] Univ Otago, Dept Phys, Dunedin, New Zealand

[2] Penn State Univ, Dept Engn Sci & Mech, CATMAS, University Pk, PA 16802 USA

来源：

OPTICAL ENGINEERING | 2000年 / 39卷 / 07期

关键词：

chiral sculptured thin films; linear birefringence; optical activity; thin-film helicoidal bianisotropic medium; circular Bragg phenomenon; circular polarization filters;

D O I：

10.1117/1.602570

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

Thin-film helicoidal bianisotropic medium (TFHBM) layers with large local linear birefringence are fabricated using the serial bideposition technique. The viability of axially excited TFHBM layers as circular polarization filters is experimentally demonstrated. The presence of index-matched cover and substrate media is shown to enhance the filter performance of a TFHBM layer. A thinner TFHBM layer is required for adequate performance when the local linear birefringence is higher. (C) 2000 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. [50091-3286(00)02007-9].

引用

页码：1863 / 1868

页数：6

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