Wire grid polarizer
US6665119B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q15/24
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A wire grid polarizer (300) for polarizing an incident light beam (130) comprises a substrate having a first surface. A grid or array of parallel, elongated, composite wires (310) is disposed on the first surface (307), and each of the adjacent wires are spaced apart on a grid period less than a wavelength of incident light. Each of the wires comprises an intra-wire substructure (315) of alternating elongated metal (330a-i) wires and elongated dielectric layers (350a-i).
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