Affiliation:
1. 1Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Stanford University, 476 Lomita Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Abstract
AbstractPlasmonics has started to facilitate the replacement of bulky optical components in optical systems by compact nanometallic elements that perform the same function. This allows for a natural and very dense integration with electronic devices. In this vein, we present a silicon (Si) photodetector integrated with a set of plasmonic structures that can be used as either a broadband linear-Stokes polarimeter or a narrowband full-Stokes polarimeter capable of determining the complete state of polarization of a light beam. At a probe-wavelength of 830 nm, our experimental results show contrast ratios of 25 and 1.13 for orthogonal linear and circular states of polarization, in good agreement with simulations. The resulting device is lightweight, orders of magnitude smaller than conventional polarimeters, and mechanically robust. For these reasons, there promises to be a wide range of applications including polarimetric imaging and sensing.
Subject
Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials,Biotechnology
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