Optical systems with thin film polarization rotators and method for fabricating such rotators
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1. An optical system, comprising:
- a source of electromagnetic radiation;
a component of said system, capable of optical communication with said source, serving to transmit or reflect at least a portion of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by said source; and
a polarization rotator including a thin film optical waveguide, capable of optical communication with said source and said component, characterized in thatsaid thin film waveguide exhibits essentially zero linear birefringence in the absence of an extremely applied stress in relation to at least one wavelength of incident, linearly polarized light of any polarization orientation.
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Abstract
A method for fabricating a polarization rotator which includes a thin film waveguide exhibiting essentially zero linear birefringence in the absence of an externally applied stress, as well as an optical system incorporating said rotator, is disclosed.
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1. An optical system, comprising:
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a source of electromagnetic radiation; a component of said system, capable of optical communication with said source, serving to transmit or reflect at least a portion of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by said source; and a polarization rotator including a thin film optical waveguide, capable of optical communication with said source and said component, characterized in that said thin film waveguide exhibits essentially zero linear birefringence in the absence of an extremely applied stress in relation to at least one wavelength of incident, linearly polarized light of any polarization orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An optical system, comprising:
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a source of electromagnetic radiation; and a thin film waveguide capable of optical communication with said source, characterized in that said thin film waveguide exhibits essentially zero linear birefringence in the absence of an externally applied stress in relation to at least one wavelength of incident, linearly polarized light of any polarization orientation. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method for fabricating a device, comprising the steps of:
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forming a thin film waveguide on a substrate, said waveguide exhibiting at least first and second components of linear birefringence, said first component being shape linear birefringence and said second component being of opposite sign to said first component, characterized in that said forming step includes the step of altering said first component until the algebraic sum of said at least first and second components in relation to at least one wavelength of light is essentially zero in the absence of an externally applied stress. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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