21 December 2018 Anisotropic diffractive optical element for generating hybrid-polarized beams
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Abstract
An approach is proposed to implement diffractive optical elements for the conversion of the polarization state of beams. Calcite crystal etching technology is developed and applied to manufacture a four-sector polarization converter. The fabricated four-sector polarization converter is experimentally investigated. The orthogonal polarization state of beams in opposite sectors is achieved by selecting a wavelength with a tunable laser. The experimental results of focusing the converted beams are consistent with the numerical simulation.
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Sergei V. Karpeev, Vladimir V. Podlipnov, Svetlana N. Khonina, Vyacheslav D. Paranin, and Konstantin N. Tukmakov "Anisotropic diffractive optical element for generating hybrid-polarized beams," Optical Engineering 58(8), 082402 (21 December 2018). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.58.8.082402
Received: 27 June 2018; Accepted: 27 September 2018; Published: 21 December 2018
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KEYWORDS
Polarization

Crystals

Diffractive optical elements

Etching

Calcite

Laser crystals

Manufacturing

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