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FTDT investigations for fabrication of sub-wavelength metal wire-grid polarizer and quarter waveplate

C. COTIRLAN-SIMIONIUC1,* , C. LOGOFATU1, G. IORDACHE1, A. RIZEA2, D. V. URSU3, C. MARIN3

Affiliation

  1. National Institute of Materials Physics, P.O.Box MG-7, RO-077125 Magurele, Romania
  2. ProOptica S.A., 67, Gh.Petrascu St., RO-745081, Bucharest, Romania
  3. Institute of Optoelectronics S.A., 67, Gh.Petrascu St., 401 room, RO-745081, Bucharest, Romania

Abstract

Ultracompact polarization components modeled and analyzed with Finite Difference Time Domain Photonics Simulation Software (FTDT) are: a wire-grid linear polarizer and a quarter waveplate for infrared (IR) domain. They will be integrated into a polarization state analyzer (PSA). The components will be manufactured with metamaterials (MTMs). These are composite materials consisting of artificial meta-atoms, i.e. conductive nano- or micro-structures regularly arranged in a dielectric or semiconductor matrix. These conductive structures are made-up smaller than the wavelength of the radiation work. MTMs show extraordinary electromagnetic properties, typically not found in nature, such as negative refractive index. They increase the interaction between radiation and matter. The use of optical polarization components in IR imaging systems dedicated to difficult conditions of visibility is a must, as it allows improving performance and reducing the dimension of optoelectronic devices used in air, car and naval navigation. We will focus on developing the components for applications of imaging polarimetry in long-wave infrared (LWIR) range..

Keywords

Polarizer, Quarter-wave plate, Metamaterials, Polarimetry.

Submitted at: Nov. 10, 2015
Accepted at: Nov. 25, 2016

Citation

C. COTIRLAN-SIMIONIUC, C. LOGOFATU, G. IORDACHE, A. RIZEA, D. V. URSU, C. MARIN, FTDT investigations for fabrication of sub-wavelength metal wire-grid polarizer and quarter waveplate, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials Vol. 18, Iss. 11-12, pp. 922-927 (2016)