Title :
Circular polarization converters based on coupled pairs of oppositely-handed gold helices
Author :
Kaschke, Johannes ; Blume, Leonard ; Thiel, Michael ; Wu Lin ; Zhenyu Yang ; Wegener, Martin
Author_Institution :
Center for Functional Nanostruct., Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol., Karlsruhe, Germany
Abstract :
We introduce a helix-based metamaterial, a circular polarization converter, composed of pairs of oppositely-handed helices on a square array. We compare our theoretical findings to measurements on samples made by laser lithography and electroplating.
Keywords :
gold; light polarisation; optical arrays; optical metamaterials; Au; circular polarization converters; coupled pairs; helix-based metamaterial; oppositely-handed gold helices; square array; Arrays; Fabrication; Gold; Metamaterials; Optical variables measurement; Polarization; Polymers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
