OPTICAL-ELEMENT CONVERTING LINEAR-POLARIZATION INTO CIRCULAR-TANGENTIAL POLARIZATION

Authors
ASADA J NISHIWAKI S
Citation
J. Asada et S. Nishiwaki, OPTICAL-ELEMENT CONVERTING LINEAR-POLARIZATION INTO CIRCULAR-TANGENTIAL POLARIZATION, Applied optics, 34(22), 1995, pp. 4768-4771
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Applied optics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036935
Volume
34
Issue
22
Year of publication
1995
Pages
4768 - 4771
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6935(1995)34:22<4768:OCLIC>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
A new optical element capable of converting linear polarization into c ircular-tangential polarization (i.e., the electric vector is along th e tangential direction to a circle) is proposed and demonstrated. The conversion characteristics of the fabricated element are evaluated, an d the magnitude of aberration produced by the element is shown to be i nsignificant.