Title :
Optical isolator /polarizer based on a rectangular waveguide with helical grooves
Author :
Shvets, Gennady ; Trendafilov, Simeon
Author_Institution :
Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Austin, One University Station, RLM C1500, 78712, USA
Abstract :
Rectangular waveguide with slanted grooves in its sidewalls can be used as an optical isolator/polarizer due to the chirality effect. Even the crudest implementations of chirality are shown to exhibit high circular dichroism.
Keywords :
Electromagnetic waveguides; Isolators; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Rectangular waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431612
