Biaxial thin-film coated-plate polarizing beam splitters.
We present a design for a biaxial thin-film coated-plate polarizing beam splitter that transmits the p-polarized component of a beam of light without change of direction and reflects the s-polarized component. The beam splitter has a periodic structure and is planned for fabrication by serial bideposition in mutually orthogonal planes. Recent experimental data for form-birefringent silicon is used to establish the feasibility of the design for a beam splitter to be used at 1310 nm and at an angle of 45 degrees in air.
Hodgkinson
Ian
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Department of Physics, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand. ijh@physics.otago.ac.nz
Wu
Qi Hong
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Arnold
Matthew
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De Silva
Lakshman
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Beydaghyan
Gisia
G
Kaminska
Kate
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Robbie
Kevin
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