title: Demonstration of a single-layer meanderline phase retarder at infrared.
abstract: Meanderline wave plates are in common use at radio frequencies as polarization retarders. We present initial results of a gold meanderline structure on a silicon substrate that functions at a wavelength of 10.6 microm in the IR. The measured results show a distinct change in the polarization state of the incident beam after passing through the device, inducing a 74 degrees phase retardance between horizontal and vertical components. A high degree of polarization (88%) is maintained in the transmitted beam with an overall power transmittance of 38% and a beam profile that remains essentially unchanged.
authors.affiliation: SREOL College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, FL 32816, USA.jstharp@creol.ucf.edu
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Tharp
authors.forename: Jose M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lopez-Alonso
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ginn
authors.forename: Charles F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Middleton
authors.forename: Brian A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Lail
authors.forename: Ben A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Munk
authors.forename: Glenn D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Boreman