Title :
Giant Birefringence of Periodic Dielectric Waveguides
Author :
Zhang, Wenfu ; Liu, Jihong ; Huang, Wei-Ping ; Zhao, Wei
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of Transient Opt. & Photonics, Chinese Acad. of Sci., Xi´´an, China
fDate :
6/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The giant (Δn >; 1.5) and broadband achromatic birefringence is realized by periodic dielectric waveguides (PDWs), which benefit from low loss transmission, compact size, and simple structure. Based on the PDW, ultrabroadband achromatic (>; 100 nm), low order ultracompact (<; λ), and ultrahigh-order (500th order) wave plates are designed successfully.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical waveguides; broadband achromatic birefringence; giant birefringence; low loss transmission; periodic dielectric waveguides; ultrahigh-order wave plates; Dielectrics; Dispersion; IEEE Photonics Journal; Indexes; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Subwavelength structures; nanostructures; photonic crystals; waveguide devices; waveguides;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Journal, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JPHOT.2011.2154319
