title: Polarization-selective beam splitter based on a highly efficient simple binary diffraction grating.
abstract: A polarization beam splitter (PBS) based on a giant-reflection to zero-order (GIRO) grating is presented. The GIRO grating is a simple binary diffraction grating with parameters chosen such that the excited optical modes in the grating interfere constructively and destructively at the respective interfaces. This interference results in high-zero-order reflection (>99%) with a high polarization-selective extinction ratio (+/-30 dB). The grating shows a low aspect ratio. The GIRO PBS is theoretically and experimentally shown to be an adequate PBS for use as an optical isolator in combination with a quarter-wave plate in a CO2-laser system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Information Technology, Ghent University-Interuniversity Microelectronics Center, St Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. danae.delbeke@intec.ugent.be
authors.forename: Danaë
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Delbeke
authors.forename: Roel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baets
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Muys