Microfabricated optical wave plate
US7907338B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 21, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B27/286
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A microfabricated optical wave plate comprises a reflective polarizer and a mirror separated by a fixed or variable distance. The wave plate imparts a relative phase delay on polarization components of incident light, thereby transforming the overall polarization of the light.
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