Customised birefringence in nanostructured micro-optical devices

Andrew J. Waddie; Jedrzej M. Nowosielski; Adam Filipkowski; Ryszard Stepien; Dariusz Pysz; Ryszard Buczynski; Mohammad R. Taghizadeh

doi:10.1117/12.922596

8 May 2012 Customised birefringence in nanostructured micro-optical devices

Andrew J. Waddie, Jedrzej M. Nowosielski, Adam Filipkowski, Ryszard Stepien, Dariusz Pysz, Ryszard Buczynski, Mohammad R. Taghizadeh

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Proceedings Volume 8428, Micro-Optics 2012; 84280R (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.922596
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2012, Brussels, Belgium

Abstract

We present the design and fabrication details of a customised nanostuctured form birefringent material based upon a second order effective medium theory composite composed of two mechanically and thermally matched soft glasses. The design, which shows uniform birefringence over several hundred nanometres, is fabricated using a modified stack-and-draw method to produce a final element with feature sizes in the 50-100nm range. A method for measuring the effective birefringence of the composite material is presented along with the preliminary results from the fabricated component.

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Andrew J. Waddie, Jedrzej M. Nowosielski, Adam Filipkowski, Ryszard Stepien, Dariusz Pysz, Ryszard Buczynski, and Mohammad R. Taghizadeh "Customised birefringence in nanostructured micro-optical devices", Proc. SPIE 8428, Micro-Optics 2012, 84280R (8 May 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.922596

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