scholarly journals Propagation-induced Circular Polarisation in Synchrotron Sources

1998 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malcolm Kennett ◽  
Don Melrose
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Dependence ◽  
Small Degree ◽  
Quarter Wave Plate ◽  
Alternative Mechanism ◽  
Synchrotron Emission ◽  
Propagation Effect ◽  
Natural Wave ◽  
Circular Polarisation ◽  
Rotation Measure ◽  
Quarter Wave

AbstractThe small degree of circular polarisation observed in some synchrotron sources has a frequency dependence that is not consistent with simple predictions based on the intrinsic circular polarisation of synchrotron emission. The suggestion is explored that the circular polarisation arises as a propagation effect within the source. The physical basis of this alternative mechanism is the fact that the natural wave modes of a synchrotron emitting gas are linearly polarised, allowing partial conversion of linear into circular polarisation as in a quarter-wave plate. A relativistic rotation measure (RRM) is defined to characterise the magnitude of this effect.

scholarly journals None sharp corner localized surface plasmons resonance based ultrathin metasurface single layer quarter wave plate

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qinyu Qian ◽  
Pengfei Liu ◽  
Li Fan ◽  
Liang Zhao ◽  
Chinhua Wang
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmons ◽  
Amplitude Ratio ◽  
Single Layer ◽  
Quarter Wave Plate ◽  
Localized Surface Plasmons ◽  
Sharp Corner ◽  
Wave Plate ◽  
Nanophotonic Devices ◽  
Elliptical Ring ◽  
Quarter Wave

AbstractWe report on a non-sharp-corner quarter wave plate (NCQW) within the single layer of only 8 nm thickness structured by the Ag hollow elliptical ring array, where the strong localized surface plasmons (LSP) resonances are excited. By manipulating the parameters of the hollow elliptical ring, the transmitted amplitude and phase of the two orthogonal components are well controlled. The phase difference of π/2 and amplitude ratio of 1 is realized simultaneously at the wavelength of 834 nm with the transmission of 0.46. The proposed NCQW also works well in an ultrawide wavelength band of 110 nm, which suggests an efficient way of exciting LSP resonances and designing wave plates, and provides a great potential for advanced nanophotonic devices and integrated photonic systems.

scholarly journals High-Contrast and Scattering-Type Transflective Liquid Crystal Displays Based on Polymer-Network Liquid Crystals

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 739 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng-Kai Liu ◽  
Wei-Hsuan Chen ◽  
Chung-Yu Li ◽  
Ko-Ting Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Polymer Network ◽  
Liquid Crystal Displays ◽  
Quarter Wave Plate ◽  
High Contrast ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Twisted Nematic ◽  
Quarter Wave ◽  
The Common ◽  
Linear Polarizer

The methods to enhance contrast ratios (CRs) in scattering-type transflective liquid crystal displays (ST-TRLCDs) based on polymer-network liquid crystal (PNLC) cells are investigated. Two configurations of ST-TRLCDs are studied and are compared with the common ST-TRLCDs. According to the comparisons, CRs are effectively enhanced by assembling a linear polarizer at the suitable position to achieve better dark states in the transmissive and reflective modes of the reported ST-TRLCDs with the optimized configuration, and its main trade-off is the loss of brightness in the reflective modes. The PNLC cell, which works as an electrically switchable polarizer herein, can be a PN-90° twisted nematic LC (PN-90° TNLC) cell or a homogeneous PNLC (H-PNLC) cell. The optoelectric properties of PN-90° TNLC and those of H-PNLC cells are compared in detail, and the results determine that the ST-TRLCD with the optimized configuration using an H-PNLC cell can achieve the highest CR. Moreover, no quarter-wave plate is used in the ST-TRLCD with the optimized configuration, so a parallax problem caused by QWPs can be solved. Other methods for enhancing the CRs of the ST-TRLCDs are also discussed.

scholarly journals Switchable Ultrathin Quarter-wave Plate in Terahertz Using Active Phase-change Metasurface

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dacheng Wang ◽  
Lingchao Zhang ◽  
Yinghong Gu ◽  
M. Q. Mehmood ◽  
Yandong Gong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Change ◽  
Active Phase ◽  
Quarter Wave Plate ◽  
Wave Plate ◽  
Quarter Wave

Quarter-wave plate tunable in a wide wavelength range

1995 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
I V Gol'tser ◽  
M Ya Darsht ◽  
Boris Ya Zel'dovich ◽  
N D Kundikova ◽  
L F Rogacheva
Keyword(s):  
Wavelength Range ◽  
Quarter Wave Plate ◽  
Wave Plate ◽  
Wide Wavelength Range ◽  
Quarter Wave

Full polarization states modulating via an ultra-thin quarter-wave plate

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiyi Xing ◽  
Xiongjun Shang ◽  
Hairong He ◽  
Qian He ◽  
Tong Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quarter Wave Plate ◽  
Wave Plate ◽  
Quarter Wave ◽  
Polarization States

Real-time measurement of the fast axis angle of a quarter-wave plate based on simultaneous phase shifting technique

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 568-571 ◽  
Author(s):  
杨坤 Kun Yang ◽  
曾爱军 Aijun Zeng ◽  
王向朝 Xiangzhao Wang ◽  
王华 Hua Wang ◽  
唐锋 Feng Tang
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Time Measurement ◽  
Phase Shifting ◽  
Quarter Wave Plate ◽  
Wave Plate ◽  
Fast Axis ◽  
Real Time Measurement ◽  
Phase Shifting Technique ◽  
Quarter Wave

scholarly journals Longitudinal Component Properties of Circularly Polarized Terahertz Vortex Beams

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miao Wang ◽  
Xinke Wang ◽  
Peng Han ◽  
Wenfeng Sun ◽  
Shengfei Feng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spot Size ◽  
Longitudinal Component ◽  
Transverse Component ◽  
Quarter Wave Plate ◽  
Phase Plate ◽  
Vortex Beam ◽  
Circularly Polarized ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
Quarter Wave ◽  
Focusing Properties

A circularly polarized vortex beam possesses similar focusing properties as a radially polarized beam. This type of beam is highly valuable for developing optical manufacturing technology, microscopy, and particle manipulation. In this work, a left-hand circularly polarized terahertz (THz) vortex beam (CPTVB) is generated by utilizing a THz quarter wave plate and a spiral phase plate. Focusing properties of its longitudinal component Ez are detailedly discussed on the simulation and experiment. With reducing the F-number of the THz beam and comparing with a transverse component Ex of a general circularly polarized THz beam, the simulation results show that the focal spot size and intensity of its Ez component can reach 87 and 50% of Ex under a same focusing condition. In addition, the experimental results still demonstrate that the left-hand CPTVB can always maintain fine Ez focusing properties in a broad bandwidth, which manifest the feasibility of this class of THz beams.

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