https://doi.org/10.1051/epjam/2015002
Research Article
Rotated infrared antenna transmitarray for the manipulation of circularly polarized wavefronts
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada
* e-mail: yhe@ece.utoronto.ca
Received:
28
March
2014
Accepted:
16
February
2015
Published online: 6 April 2015
An IR optical transmitarray is presented based on Antenna Array Sheet (AAS) for the manipulation of circularly polarized light. The unit cell of the transmitarray comprises three layers of metallic elliptical patches. Complete phase control is achieved through the local rotation of each unit cell. Thin refraction and focusing transmitarrays of this sort are demonstrated at infrared frequencies. Moreover, a new concept for realizing a polarization-discriminating device is introduced based on a flat refracting lens. These devices are compatible with current fabrication technology and can become crucial for the integration with other IR and nano-photonic devices.
Key words: Metasurfaces / Transmitarrays / Infrared lens / Circular polarization / Polarization discrimination
© Y. He and G.V. Eleftheriades, Published by EDP Sciences, 2015
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