Title :
Reflective infrared quarter-wave plate using silicon nanostructures
Author :
Nakagawa, Wataru ; Keeler, Ethan ; Rydberg, Skyler ; Baumbauer, Carol ; Lee, Jeyull ; Gray, Kierstin ; Dickensheets, David L.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT, USA
Abstract :
The design, fabrication, and characterization of a reflective quarter-wave plate operating at 1550 nm wavelength are presented. This device consists of a subwavelength-period grating in silicon with an evaporated gold coating, and is compatible with standard fabrication processes.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; elemental semiconductors; gold; nanofabrication; nanophotonics; nanostructured materials; optical retarders; silicon; Au; Si; evaporated gold coating; reflective infrared quarter-wave plate; silicon nanostructures; standard fabrication processes; subwavelength-period grating; wavelength 1550 nm; Gold; Gratings; Optical device fabrication; Optical polarization; Optical reflection; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Glasgow
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9928-4140-9
DOI :
10.1109/OMN.2014.6924589
