Wire-grid diffraction gratings used as polarizing beam splitter for visible light and applied in liquid crystal on silicon | Zendy

Man Xu | Zendy; H. P. Urbach | Zendy; Dick K. G. de Boer | Zendy; Hugo J. Cornelissen | Zendy

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Wire-grid diffraction gratings used as polarizing beam splitter for visible light and applied in liquid crystal on silicon

Author(s) -

Man Xu,

H. P. Urbach,

Dick K. G. de Boer,

Hugo J. Cornelissen

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

optics express

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394

H-Index - 271

ISSN - 1094-4087

DOI - 10.1364/opex.13.002303

Subject(s) - polarizer , beam splitter , optics , materials science , liquid crystal , silicon , beam (structure) , light beam , diffraction , diffraction grating , rigorous coupled wave analysis , diffraction efficiency , conical surface , optoelectronics , birefringence , physics , laser , composite material

The application of wire grid polarizers as efficient polarizing beam splitters for visible light is studied. The large differences between the transmissivity for different polarizations are explained qualitatively by using the theory of metallic wave guides. The results of rigorous calculations obtained by using the finite element method are compared with experiments for both classical and conical mount. Furthermore the application of wire-grid polarizers in liquid crystal on silicon display systems is considered.

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