title: Polarizing binary diffraction grating beam splitter.
abstract: We report a polarizing beam splitter that uses binary phase gratings written onto a liquid-crystal spatial light modulator. These gratings produce several linearly polarized diffracted orders and a zeroth-order beam whose polarization state can be completely controlled. Experimental results are shown.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, San Diego State University, San Diego, California 92182, USA. jdavis@sciences.sdsu.edu
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Garrett H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Evans