Experimental implementation of zero order quarter and half wave plates using customised nanostructured birefringent material

Author

Waddie, Andrew J. ; Buczynski, Ryszard ; Nowosielski, Jedrzej ; Taghizadeh, Mohammad R.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Photonics & Quantum Sci., Heriot -Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK

fYear

2013

fDate

12-16 May 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

This paper will present the latest results concerning the development of such a set of wave plates and demonstrate that they can be used to manipulate the polarisation state of a wide range of incident wavelengths in a fibre optic system. An analysis of the issues and limitations surrounding the fabrication procedures associated with the customised birefringent material will also be presented - particularly those issues that need to be overcome to allow the design and fabrication of components that are not limited to use in fibre optical systems.

Keywords

birefringence; nanophotonics; nanostructured materials; optical fibre polarisation; optical materials; optical retarders; customised nanostructured birefringent material; fabrication procedures; fibre optic system; half wave plates; polarisation state; zero order quarter wave plates; Educational institutions; Fabrication; Glass; Optical devices; Optical fibers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-0593-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801476

Filename

6801476