Multilayer coating design achieving a broadband 90° phase shift

15 August 1980

journal article
Published by Optica Publishing Group in Applied Optics

Vol. 19 (16) , 2688-2692
https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.19.002688

Abstract

For nonnormal incidence angles, it has been shown that the polarization state may be controlled through the use of specially designed multilayer coatings. An optimization technique has been used to determine layer thicknesses for a coating design that produces a 90° phase shift between the p- and s-polarization components over a wavelength range of Δλ/λ0 = ±5% ±1% to achieve a ±3° phase shift error over the spectral range of the design.

Keywords

OPTIMIZATION
PHASE SHIFT
BROADBAND
WAVELENGTH
THICKNESSES
NONNORMAL
COATING DESIGN

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Multilayer coatings producing 90° phase change
Applied Optics, 1979