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A conductor‐backed uniaxial slab as a polarization transformer
Author(s) -
Viitanen Ari J.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2760(19960605)12:2<107::aid-mop15>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - slab , polarization (electrochemistry) , conductor , optics , materials science , transformer , physics , voltage , composite material , chemistry , geophysics , quantum mechanics
In this article the polarization properties of a field reflected from a conductor‐backed uniaxial slab are considered. The incident field is propagating normally into the interface of the uniaxial slab and is reflected from it. The polarization of the field is changed in reflection. By choosing the thickness of the slab property, the linearly polarized incident field can be transformed to any polarization in reflection. The polarization state can be adjusted by rotating the slab. Also, by choosing the material parameters properly, the polarization‐transforming effect occurs in a wide frequency range. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.