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Method and system for providing beam polarization

US7227684B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 20, 2003
Grant dateJun 5, 2007
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Expiry dateAug 20, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B5/3058
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A radiation polarizer, controller, and a method of radiation polarization and beam control, are disclosed. The radiation polarizer includes a substrate, at least one anti-reflection coating layer communicatively coupled to the substrate, at least two nanostructures communicatively coupled to the at least one anti-reflection coating layer, and at least two groove layers, wherein each one of the at least two groove layers is interstitial to a respective one of the at least two nanostructures. The method may include the steps of communicatively coupling at least one anti-reflection coating layer to a substrate, communicatively coupling at least two nanostructures to at least one of the at least one anti-reflection coating layer, providing interstitially to a respective one of the at least two nanostructures at least two groove layers, coupling the at least two groove layers and the at least two nanostructures to provide a pass wavelength in the range of about 250 nm to less than about a microwave wavelength, and allowing for examining of radiation having a wavelength in a range of about 250 nm to less than about a microwave wavelength, and having an electric field orthogonal to the at…

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