Title :
Composite Microstructures for Optical Data Storage
Author :
Deng, Xuegong ; Liu, Xiaoming ; Sciortino, P. ; Wang, Jian J. ; Nikolov, Anguel ; Liu, Feng ; Chen, Lei ; Fiorillo, Sebastian ; Brien, Nada O.
Author_Institution :
NanoOpto Corp., Somerset, NJ
Abstract :
We design and fabricate polarization-dependent components (PDCs) based on all-dielectric, fully planarized, multilayer microstructures of 150 nm period by using low-loss materials. Quarter-wave and half-wave phase plates at 405 nm are presented. Multifunction integrated diffractive PDCs are discussed
Keywords :
composite materials; dielectric materials; integrated optics; light polarisation; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical multilayers; optical retarders; optical storage; 150 nm; 405 nm; all-dielectric microstructures; composite microstructures; fully planarized microstructures; half-wave phase plates; low-loss materials; multifunction integrated diffractive components; multilayer microstructures; optical data storage; polarization-dependent components; quarter-wave phase plates; Adaptive optics; Gratings; Memory; Microstructure; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical buffering; Optical devices; Optical distortion; Optical refraction; Optical variables control;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Data Storage Topical Meeting, 2006
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9494-1
DOI :
10.1109/ODS.2006.1632705