Abstract
The performance of a wire-grid polarizer (WGP) on a curved surface was investigated with a simple numerical model. The computation model combines rigorous coupled-wave analysis with piecewise linear segmentation that approximates a curved surface for two bending configurations. A curvature-induced Rayleigh anomaly is found to be the main performance degradation mechanism that reduces transmittance and polarization contrast. A WGP on a curved surface is more likely to incur the Rayleigh anomaly with smaller surface curvature. For a given curvature, a larger WGP is more vulnerable. Effects of polar and azimuthal incidence angles were also analyzed. Suggestions were made in regard to a WGP design that minimizes the performance degradation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 558-565 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 Mar |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition