Title :
Quarter wave retarders for optical communications
Author :
Habli, M.A. ; ElSayad, I.
Author_Institution :
Comput. & Commun. Eng. Dept., Lebanese Int. Univ., Beirut, Lebanon
Abstract :
This paper presents the design of quarter-wave retarders for the C and the L bands using two perpendicular reflective metals coated with a single layer thin film. The overall reflection of 81% is achieved for the quarter-wave retarder.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; thin films; C band; L band; optical communication; perpendicular reflective metal; quarter wave retarder; single layer thin film; Coatings; L-band; Metals; Optical films; Optical polarization; Reflection; C-band; L-band; Phase retardance; perpendicular metals; single-layer coating;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium (MMS), 2013 13th Mediterranean
Conference_Location :
Saida
DOI :
10.1109/MMS.2013.6663069
