Analysis and Optimization of the Sandwiched Metal-Dielectric Polarizing Beam Splitter Grating

A reflective sandwiched polarizing beam splitter (PBS) grating with a connecting layer in Littrow mounting is described and designed in this paper. By using two-beam-interference theory for a modal method, a duty cycle and a period of grating can be calculated, where the first order is well suppress...

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Main Authors: Hongtao Li, Bo Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2016-01-01
Series:IEEE Photonics Journal
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7585103/
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description A reflective sandwiched polarizing beam splitter (PBS) grating with a connecting layer in Littrow mounting is described and designed in this paper. By using two-beam-interference theory for a modal method, a duty cycle and a period of grating can be calculated, where the first order is well suppressed for transverse magnetic (TM) polarization. In addition, the grating groove depth can be roughly evaluated, in which the zeroth order is well restrained for transverse electric (TE) polarization. By using numerical optimization for rigorous coupled-wave analysis, some of exact parameters of grating are obtained. On the basis of the precise numerical results, the diffraction efficiencies in the first order and in the zeroth order for TE polarization and TM polarization are enhanced, respectively. Most importantly, compared to the reported surface-relief reflective PBS gratings, the grating extinction ratio and incident spectrum band width can be improved greatly. Therefore, this highly efficient PBS wideband grating with high extinction ratio would become excellent optical diffraction device.
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spelling doaj.art-081006ab89dd4774a3bd3894a41b969b2022-12-21T22:38:28ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552016-01-01851810.1109/JPHOT.2016.26141057585103Analysis and Optimization of the Sandwiched Metal-Dielectric Polarizing Beam Splitter GratingHongtao Li0Bo Wang1School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, ChinaSchool of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, ChinaA reflective sandwiched polarizing beam splitter (PBS) grating with a connecting layer in Littrow mounting is described and designed in this paper. By using two-beam-interference theory for a modal method, a duty cycle and a period of grating can be calculated, where the first order is well suppressed for transverse magnetic (TM) polarization. In addition, the grating groove depth can be roughly evaluated, in which the zeroth order is well restrained for transverse electric (TE) polarization. By using numerical optimization for rigorous coupled-wave analysis, some of exact parameters of grating are obtained. On the basis of the precise numerical results, the diffraction efficiencies in the first order and in the zeroth order for TE polarization and TM polarization are enhanced, respectively. Most importantly, compared to the reported surface-relief reflective PBS gratings, the grating extinction ratio and incident spectrum band width can be improved greatly. Therefore, this highly efficient PBS wideband grating with high extinction ratio would become excellent optical diffraction device.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7585103/Polarizing beam splitter gratinghigh efficiencyhigh extinction ratiowideband.
spellingShingle Hongtao Li
Bo Wang
Analysis and Optimization of the Sandwiched Metal-Dielectric Polarizing Beam Splitter Grating
IEEE Photonics Journal
Polarizing beam splitter grating
high efficiency
high extinction ratio
wideband.
title Analysis and Optimization of the Sandwiched Metal-Dielectric Polarizing Beam Splitter Grating
title_full Analysis and Optimization of the Sandwiched Metal-Dielectric Polarizing Beam Splitter Grating
title_fullStr Analysis and Optimization of the Sandwiched Metal-Dielectric Polarizing Beam Splitter Grating
title_full_unstemmed Analysis and Optimization of the Sandwiched Metal-Dielectric Polarizing Beam Splitter Grating
title_short Analysis and Optimization of the Sandwiched Metal-Dielectric Polarizing Beam Splitter Grating
title_sort analysis and optimization of the sandwiched metal dielectric polarizing beam splitter grating
topic Polarizing beam splitter grating
high efficiency
high extinction ratio
wideband.
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7585103/
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