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36.2: Integrator Rod with Polarization Recycling Functionality
Author(s) -
Duelli Markus,
McGettigan Tony,
Pentico Clark
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
sid symposium digest of technical papers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.351
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 2168-0159
pISSN - 0097-966X
DOI - 10.1889/1.1830130
Subject(s) - integrator , polarization (electrochemistry) , implementation , homogenizer , optics , computer science , physics , electronic engineering , engineering , electrical engineering , voltage , chemistry , biochemistry , programming language
High intensity discharge lamps with small arc sizes facilitate the design of a new polarization recovery system that doubles as a beam homogenizer. As much as 70% of the rejected polarized light can be recovered and re‐emitted in the desired polarization state while eliminating the need for a separate integrator assembly. In this paper we discuss the design and performance of two implementations of this system.