Experimental demonstration of photonic crystal waveplates
arXiv:cond-mat/0309047 · doi:10.1063/1.1541938
Abstract
We have constructed and experimentally tested a microwave half waveplate using the dispersive birefringent properties of a bulk two-dimensional photonic crystal away from its band gap. Our waveplate device exhibited a 200:1 polarization contrast, limited by our experimental resolution. We anticipate that photonic crystal waveplates will have important practical applications in several areas, including integrated photonic circuits.
7 pages, 3 figures, published Applied Physics Letters 82, 1036 (2003)