An efficient broadband metamaterial wave retarder.

Journal Article

Metamaterials with anisotropic electromagnetic properties have the capability to manipulate the polarization states of electromagnetic waves. We describe a method to design a broadband, low-loss wave retarder with graded constitutive parameter distributions based on non-resonant metamaterial elements. A structured metamaterial half-wave retarder that converts one linear polarization to its cross polarization is designed and its performance is characterized experimentally.

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Duke Authors

Smith, David R.

Cited Authors

Chin, JY; Gollub, JN; Mock, JJ; Liu, R; Harrison, C; Smith, DR; Cui, TJ

Published Date

April 2009

Published In

Optics Express

Volume / Issue

17 / 9

Start / End Page

7640 - 7647

PubMed ID

19399142

Pubmed Central ID

19399142

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

1094-4087

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1094-4087

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1364/oe.17.007640

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