The performance of broadband polarizing beam splitters(PBSs) is sensitive to the incident angle.By taking account of the spectrum of the laser source and using the needle optimization method,a large acceptance angle P...The performance of broadband polarizing beam splitters(PBSs) is sensitive to the incident angle.By taking account of the spectrum of the laser source and using the needle optimization method,a large acceptance angle PBS for laser-based displays is designed.The average degrees of polarization in transmission and reflection can reach 0.989 and 0.980 for an acceptance angle of 13.6?in air using two materials,while better results of 0.993 and 0.989 for an acceptance angle of 14.8?in air are attained when three common materials are used.Both designs consist of 40 layers.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.50802080)the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (No.2010J01349)
文摘The performance of broadband polarizing beam splitters(PBSs) is sensitive to the incident angle.By taking account of the spectrum of the laser source and using the needle optimization method,a large acceptance angle PBS for laser-based displays is designed.The average degrees of polarization in transmission and reflection can reach 0.989 and 0.980 for an acceptance angle of 13.6?in air using two materials,while better results of 0.993 and 0.989 for an acceptance angle of 14.8?in air are attained when three common materials are used.Both designs consist of 40 layers.