Broadband circular polarizer formed by stacked plasmonic metasurfaces

Yang Zhao, Andrea Alù

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Abstract

Recent ideas involving plasmonic metamaterials have been put forward to enhance the overall bandwidth of operation of quarter-wave plates for circular polarization detection. The proposed metamaterial geometries are inherently complex to realize and difficult to scale beyond the near-infrared frequencies. Here, we show how proper stacks of lithographically printed plasmonic metasurfaces with simple patterns may provide large extinction ratios for the detection of circular polarization, combined with broadband operation and simplicity of design and realization. In this paper, we will discuss some physical insights into the modeling of these structures, fundamental advantages and some limitations of this approach.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationPhotonic and Phononic Properties of Engineered Nanostructures
DOIs
StatePublished - May 13 2011
Externally publishedYes
EventPhotonic and Phononic Properties of Engineered Nanostructures - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: Jan 24 2011Jan 27 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume7946
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Other

OtherPhotonic and Phononic Properties of Engineered Nanostructures
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period1/24/111/27/11

Keywords

  • circular dichroism
  • frequency selective surface
  • metasurface
  • optical activity
  • plasmonics
  • polarization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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