Radially and azimuthally polarized beams generated by space-variant dielectric subwavelength gratings.
We present a novel method for forming radially and azimuthally polarized beams by using computer-generated subwavelength dielectric gratings. The elements were deposited upon GaAs substrates and produced beams with a polarization purity of 99.2% at a wavelength of 10.6 microm . We have verified the polarization properties with full space-variant polarization analysis and measurement, and we show that such beams have certain vortexlike properties and that they carry angular momentum.
Bomzon
Ze'ev
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Biener
Gabriel
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Kleiner
Vladimir
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Hasman
Erez
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