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Optical Elements with Subwavelength Structured Surfaces

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Various optical elements with subwavelength structured surfaces have been developed. The periods of the subwavelength structures are too short to generate diffracted light waves. But the structures are equivalent to refractive index materials with form birefringence. Many new optical elements are realized using the artificial refractive indices of these subwavelength structures. Some typical elements are described here in the passive element regime, and fabrication methods of the elements are explained.

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  1. Osaka Science and Technology Center, 2-7-1, Ayumino, Izumi, Osaka, 594-1157, Japan

    Hiroshi Toyota & Wanji Yu

  2. Graduated School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan

    Hisao Kikuta

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Kikuta, H., Toyota, H. & Yu, W. Optical Elements with Subwavelength Structured Surfaces. OPT REV 10, 63–73 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-003-0063-2

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