Title :
Broadband birefringent metainterfaces
Author :
Yu, Nanfang ; Genevet, Patrice ; Aieta, Francesco ; Kats, Mikhail A. ; Gaburro, Zeno ; Capasso, Federico
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We report broadband birefringent metainterfaces comprising 2D arrays of phased optical antennas that can create light beams with arbitrary polarization states and arbitrary propagation directions over a wide spectral range (from λ=5 to 14 μm).
Keywords :
antennas; birefringence; metamaterials; optical arrays; 2D arrays; arbitrary polarization states; arbitrary propagation directions; broadband birefringent metainterfaces; light beams; phased optical antennas; wavelength 5 mum to 14 mum; Broadband antennas; Optical devices; Optical polarization; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical vortices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6