Title :
Fabrication of ultra-thin optical polarizing films consisting of stretched multilayers of gold island films
Author :
Baba, Kazutaka ; Takakuwa, Makoto ; Miyagi, Mitsunobu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Commun., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
A thin type of optical polarizer is becoming one of the most useful optical components for fiber-embedded in-line optical devices or hybrid integrated optics from those low diffraction loss. Recently, we proposed and demonstrated a new type of ultra thin-size optical polarizing films consisting of the periodic multilayers of anisotropic metal island films and dielectric films prepared by using a stretching process. In this paper, we report the optimum fabrication conditions and measured optical characteristics of the polarizing films in a near-infrared wavelength region.
Keywords :
discontinuous metallic thin films; gold; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical fabrication; optical films; optical polarisers; 0.2 mum; Au; Au island film; anisotropic metal island films; dielectric films; fiber-embedded in-line optical devices; gold island films; hybrid integrated optics; low diffraction loss; measured optical characteristics; near-infrared wavelength region; optical components; optical polarizer; optimum fabrication conditions; periodic multilayers; polarizing films; stretched multilayers; stretching process; ultra thin-size optical polarizing films; ultra-thin optical polarizing film fabrication; Dielectric thin films; Geometrical optics; Integrated optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical diffraction; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical films; Optical polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1996. LEOS 96., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3160-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1996.571639
