Ultra-Broadband Radial Polarization Conversion based on Goos-Hanchen Shift

2007/10/15 by P. B. Phua, Phua, P. B., W. J. Lai +1
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies #FOS: Physical sciences #Optics (physics.optics) #Photonic and Optical Devices #Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0710.2812

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Abstract

We demonstrate, for the first time, a scheme that generates radially-polarized light using Goos-Hanchen shift of a cylindrically symmetric Total Internal Reflection. It allows ultra-broadband radial polarization conversion for wavelengths differing >1 micron.

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