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Fast switchable electro-optic radial polarization retarder
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- A fast, switchable electro-optic radial polarization retarder (EO-RPR) fabricated using the electro-optic ceramic PMN-PT is presented. This EO-RPR is useful for fast, switchable generation of pure cylindrical vector beam. When used together with a pair of half-wave plates, the EO-RPR can change circularly polarized light into any cylindrical vector beam of interest such as radially or azimuthally polarized light. Radially and azimuthally polarized light with purities greater than 95% are generated experimentally. The advantages of using EO-RPR include fast response times, low driving voltage and transparency in a wide spectral range (500 -7000 nm).<br />Comment: Submit for publication
- Subjects :
- Physics - Optics
Physics - General Physics
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Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.0801.3159
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.33.000950