• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.147-156
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• 2023

Circularly polarized (CP) emission can be achieved by integrating emissive materials into chiral metasurfaces. Such CP light sources in integrated device platforms are desirable for important potential applications. However, the exact characterization of the polarization state in CP emission may include some errors because of the unwanted polarization distortion caused by optical components (e.g., beam splitter) in the optical setup. Here, we consider CP emission measurements from chiral metasurfaces and characterize the polarization distortion caused by the beam splitter. We first detail the procedures for the Stokes parameters and Mueller matrix measurements. Then, we directly measure the Mueller matrix of the beam splitter and retrieve the original polarization state of CP emission from our metasurface sample. Using the measured Mueller matrix of the beam splitter, we specifically identify what contributes to polarization distortion in CP emission. Our work may provide useful guidelines for the characterization and compensation of polarization distortion in general Stokes parameter measurements.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.405-409
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• 2009

A polarization-independent multiwavelength-switchable fiber filter is proposed based on a polarization beam splitter and fiber coupler, which can function as a polarization-independent transmission or reflection-type interleaving filter. The proposed filter consists of a polarization beam splitter and a Sagnac birefringence loop composed of a 50:50 coupler, high birefringent fibers, and two quarter-wave plates. In the proposed filter, a transmission-type interleaver with a channel isolation > 18 dB or a reflection-type one with a channel isolation of ${\sim}3$ dB, whose channel spacing and switching displacement were 0.8 and 0.4 nm in common, respectively, could be obtained. A channel interleaving operation could be performed by the proper control of waveplates within the Sagnac birefringence loop.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.155-160
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• 2024

편광 선택적 빔 분리 격자는 수많은 광학 정보처리 시스템에서 널리 사용되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 고효율 플라즈마 편광 빔 분리기 (PBS)를 설계하기 위하여 Littrow 구조에서 Ag 금속 층으로 구성된 소자를 구현하였다. 구현한 PBS는 투과되는 0차 TE 편광과 반사되는 0차 TM 편광에서 높은 회절효율을 달성할 수 있도록 격자깊이 및 격자 비율을 정확한 모드 전송선로 이론 (Modal Transmission-Line Theory)을 사용하여 최적화하였다. 최적화된 결과로부터 PBS는 입사 파장과 각도에 대한 광대역 특성의 장점을 가지고 있으며, TE, TM 편광 모두에 대하여 95% 보다 높은 효율을 나타내었다. 그러므로, 높은 흡광비를 갖는 이 고효율 PBS 광대역 격자는 우수한 광 회절 장치로 사용될 수 있다.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제5권5호
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• pp.576-582
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• 2021

Dichroic beam-splitter (DBS) with polarization-maintaining took an important role in the free space quantum telecommunication tests on the Micius satellite of China. In this presentation, we designed and prepared a 50 layer polarization-maintaining DBS coating by a dual ion beam sputtering deposition (Dual-IBS) method. In order to solve a stress problem, an 18 layer special anti-reflection (AR) coating with similar physical thickness ratio was deposited on the backside. By stress compensation, the surface flatness RMS value of the DBS sample decreased from 0.341 λ (@632.8 nm) to 0.103 λ while beam splitting and polarization maintaining properties were almost kept unchanged. Further, we discussed the mechanism of film stress and stress compensation by equation deduction and found that total stress had a strong relationship with the total physical thickness and the ratio of layer materials.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.946-949
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• 2012

We present the optimization of a birefringence-enhanced-waveguide (BWG)-based polarization beam splitter (PBS) in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) configuration and analyze the structure-dependent or polarization-dependent phase difference, using a delay-line MZI (DL-MZI). We fabricate the DL-MZI using silica-based planar lightwave circuit technology and, using the DL-MZI, demonstrate the ability to optimize a PBS by measuring the birefringence of the BWG and structure-dependent phase offset.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제24권12호
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• pp.33-37
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• 2010

In this paper, we have demonstrated absolute wavelength tuning in an optical fiber comb filter based on a polarization-diversity loop configuration by controlling the current injected into enameled wires wound on polarization-maintaining fibers (PMF's), that is, adjusting Joule heat generated from enameled wires. The proposed fiber comb filter consists of a polarization beam splitter, a half-wave plate, a quarter-wave plate, and PMF's. And we observed wavelength change of spectral dips in transmission spectra of the fabricated filter by varying an input current applied to enameled wires. The absolute wavelength of the filter could be controlled in proportional to the square of the input current with good linearity, and the rate of the wavelength shift with respect to the input current was measured as 36.79[nm/$A^2$].

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.47-52
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• 2018

We systematically investigated the negative-refraction effect for both TE and TM polarizations in annular photonic crystals. Since two polarization waves are excited in different bands, they result in different refractive angles, and so polarization beam splitters can be made of annular photonic crystals. It was found that, in comparison to normal square-lattice air-hole photonic crystals, annular photonic crystals have a much wider common frequency band between TE-1 and TM-2, which is quite beneficial to finding the overlap between the negative-refraction regions belonging to TE-1 and TM-2 respectively. Further analyses of equifrequency surfaces and the electric-field distribution of annular photonic crystals with different parameters have not only demonstrated how the filling factor of annular cells affects the formation of the common negative-refraction region between TE-1 and TM-2, but also revealed some ways to improve the performance of a polarization beam splitter based on the negative-refraction effect in an annular photonic crystal.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.143-148
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• 2013

2개의 플라즈마 다중모드 간섭 결합기 (P-MMIC)와 DFB 전송구조를 결합하여 하나의 새로운 초소형 광 편향기를 구현하였다. $2{\times}1$과 $1{\times}2$ P-MMIC를 연결하는 내부 DFB 구조로부터 반사되거나 투과되는 TE, TM 모드들의 편향된 전력들을 P-MMIC를 통하여 출력되도록 설계하였다. 수치해석 결과 설계된 DFB 구조형 플라즈마 다중모드 간섭 결합기의 크기는 약 $75{\mu}m$로 매우 작았으며, 낮은 삽입손실과 높은 분리비율을 보였다. 더욱이, DFB 전송구조의 대역폭은 약 20 nm로 광대역 특성을 나타내었다.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제23권10호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 편광 빔 분배기와 광섬유 결합기를 이용하여, 입력 편광에 무관한 반사형 및 투과형 인터리빙 필터로 동작할 수 있는 다파장 스위칭 가능한 광섬유 인터리빙 필터를 제안한다. 제안된 필터는 50:50 광섬유 결합기, 편광 유지 광섬유, 그리고 2개의 1/4 파장판으로 구성되는 Sagnac 복굴절 필터의 출력 양단을 편광 빔 분배기의 출력 양단과 연결함으로써 구성하였다. 제작된 필터는 반사형 및 투과형 모두 0.8[nm]의 채널 간격을 가지는 것으로 측정되었으며, 필터 내부의 1/4 파장판의 방위각을 조절함으로써 0.4[nm]의 스위칭 변위를 갖는 인터리빙 동작이 가능하였다. 또한, 필터의 채널 고립도는 반사형과 투과형에서 각각 ~3[dB]와 > 18[dB]로 측정되었다.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.90-95
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• 2023

We describe an optimal alignment method for improving accuracy of dynamic spectroscopic polarimeter based on monolithic polarizing interferometer. The dynamic spectroscopic polarimeter enables real-time measurements of spectral ellipsometric parameters by using a spectral carrier frequency concept. However, the non-polarizing beam splitter used in the monolithic polarizing interferometer cannot maintain the polarization state perfectly due to phase retardation caused by optical anisotropic characteristics of the non-polarizing beam splitter, resulting in degraded measurement accuracy. The effect of the beam splitter can be minimized through optimal alignment of the polarizers used in the polarizing interferometer and the analyzer. We demonstrate how much the proposed alignment method can enhance the measurement accuracy by comparing with previous alignment approach.