title: Birefringence in two-dimensional bulk photonic crystals applied to the construction of quarter waveplates.
abstract: We have experimentally measured the birefringence in bulk two-dimensional hexagonal photonic crystals in transparent spectral regions above and below the fundamental band gap. Data is presented for structures with different numbers of layers and two different air-filling fractions. We have used these data to design a photonic crystal quarter waveplate and provide independent experimental demonstrations of its operation.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Solli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McCormick
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chiao
authors.forename: Jandir
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hickmann