Fast switchable electro-optic radial polarization retarder

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Title:	Fast switchable electro-optic radial polarization retarder
Authors:	Lim, B.C. Phua, P.B. Lai, W.J. Hong, M.H.
Issue Date:	1-May-2008
Citation:	Lim, B.C., Phua, P.B., Lai, W.J., Hong, M.H. (2008-05-01). Fast switchable electro-optic radial polarization retarder. Optics Letters 33 (9) : 950-952. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.33.000950
Abstract:	A fast and switchable electro-optic radial polarization retarder (EO-RPR) fabricated using the electro-optic ceramic Pb(Mg1/3Nb 2/3)O3-PbTiO3 is presented. This EO-RPR is useful for fast and switchable generation of a pure cylindrical vector beam. When used together with a pair of half-wave plates, the EO-RPR can change circularly polarized light into any cylindrical vector beam of interest, such as radially or azimuthally polarized light. Radially and azimuthally polarized light with purities greater than 95% are generated experimentally. The advantages of using EO-RPR include fast response time, low driving voltage, and transparency in a wide spectral range (500 to 7000 nm). © 2008 Optical Society of America.
Source Title:	Optics Letters
URI:	http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/82347
ISSN:	01469592
DOI:	10.1364/OL.33.000950
Appears in Collections:	Staff Publications

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