Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2017
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5010206
Abstract
We propose a lossless active polarization control mechanism utilizing an anisotropic dielectric medium with two coherent inputs. Using scattering matrix analysis, we derive analytically the required optical properties of the anisotropic medium that can behave as a switchable polarizing beam splitter. We also show that such a designed anisotropic medium can produce linearly polarized light at any azimuthal direction through coherent control of two inputs with a specific polarization state. Furthermore, we present a straightforward design-on-demand procedure of a subwavelength-thick metastructure that can possess the desired optical anisotropy at a flexible working wavelength. Our lossless coherent polarization control technique may lead to fast, broadband and integrated polarization control elements for applications in imaging, spectroscopy, and telecommunication.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
AIP Advances, v. 7, issue 11, art. 115007
Scholar Commons Citation
Ye, Yuqian; Hay, Darrick; and Shi, Zhimin, "Coherent Active Polarization Control Without Loss" (2017). Physics Faculty Publications. 93.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/phy_facpub/93
