Open AccessBirefringence in two-dimensional bulk photonic crystals applied to the construction of quarter waveplates
Author(s) -
Daniel R. Solli,
Colin McCormick,
Raymond Y. Chiao,
Jandir M. Hickmann
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.11.000125
Subject(s) - birefringence , photonic crystal , optics , waveplate , materials science , quarter (canadian coin) , hexagonal crystal system , photonics , polarization (electrochemistry) , optoelectronics , physics , crystallography , laser , chemistry , archaeology , history
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.