Abstract
We explore plasmon-enhanced wire-gird polarizers (WGPs) to achieve improved polarimetric performance with more relaxed fabrication parameters compared to conventional WGP. A WGP designed with a blazed wire-grid profile was considered for plasmonic enhancement. The results show that a blazed WGP can achieve extremely high polarimetric extinction at a longer wire-grid period (Λ) compared to conventional WGP structure. Under the optimum geometrical parameters, a blazed WGP may attain an extinction ratio of over 40 dB at Λ = 800 nm, which may allow photolithography for fabrication. In contrast, conventional WGPs obtained comparable performance at Λ = 200 nm, requiring more difficult lithographic techniques. The study can therefore be of significant importance for WGPs to be more widely available for diverse applications.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8098-8107 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Optics Express |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 Apr 3 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grants (NRF-2012R1A4A1029061, 2015R1A2A1A10052826, NRF-2014R1A1A3049671); Yonsei University Future-Leading Research Initiative (2015-22-0147).
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics