DocumentCode
2246583
Title
Methods towards achieving precise birefringent focusing
Author
Schmid, David ; Hazrat, Shiraz ; Rangarajan, Radhika ; Hosten, Onur ; Quint, Stephan ; Kwiat, Paul G.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
1-6 May 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We present two independent schemes for the precise focusing of orthogonal polarizations of light at arbitrary relative locations. The first scheme uses a polarization Sagnac interferometer, the second a set of three birefringent elements.
Keywords
Sagnac interferometers; birefringence; light polarisation; optical focusing; birefringent elements; birefringent focusing; light orthogonal polarizations; polarization Sagnac interferometer; Crystals; Focusing; Lenses; Optical beams; Optical diffraction; Optical imaging; Optical polarization;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1223-4
Type
conf
Filename
5950879
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