Summary form only given. Subwavelength optical elements (SOEs) are a special class of optical elements, where the feature size is less than the wavelength of light, so that there is no non-zero order diffraction. SOEs behave fundamentally differently from bulk (i.e. ray) optics or diffraction optics. First, SOEs can create new optical functions that are unavailable in bulk or diffractive optics. Second, SOEs can perform an optical function with a size that is orders of magnitude smaller than that of a bulk optical element. And third, SOEs perform different optical functions by using different geometries (shape and size) of features but the same materials, rather than different materials as in bulk optics. The second and the third properties of SOEs make them particularly suited for integrated optical communication elements on a chip and can be manufactured at the wafer scale.


    Access

    Check access

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Subwavelength optical elements (SOEs) and nanofabrications - a path to integrate optical communication components on a chip


    Contributors:
    Chou, S.Y. (author)


    Publication date :

    2002-01-01


    Size :

    79082 byte





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




    Standards of Excellence (SOEs)

    A. K. Cheatham / A. R. Kissell | NTIS | 2011


    Nanofabrications Using a Laser Collimated and Focused Neutral Chromium Atom Beam

    Sun, H.-B. / Inouye, H. / Inouye, Y. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2001


    Polarization-Multiplexed Diffractive Optical Elements Fabricated by Subwavelength Structures

    Yu, W. / Konishi, T. / Hamamoto, T. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2002