title: Nonpolarizing and polarizing filter design.
abstract: We describe a nonpolarizing filter design at oblique incidence and a polarizing filter design at normal incidence that use a uniaxially anisotropic layer. The phase thicknesses and the optical admittances of the layers are compensated for by the birefringent properties of a thin film at oblique incidence. This concept can be applied to the design of nonpolarizing bandpass and edge filters at oblique incidence and of polarizing beam splitters at normal incidence. Besides, the dependence of narrow-bandpass filters on normal incidence is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China. qhj@mail.siom.ac.cn
authors.forename: Hongji
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Ruijin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Kui
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Jianda
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Zhengxiu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fan