Two-dimensional photonic crystal polarizer

TL;DR

This paper introduces a new type of polarizer based on two-dimensional photonic bandgap materials, capable of wide frequency operation, high performance, and compact size, suitable for microoptics applications.

Contribution

It presents a theoretical demonstration of a novel 2D photonic crystal polarizer with unique properties compared to conventional polarizers.

Findings

Operates over a wide frequency range

Achieves high polarization performance

Can be made very compact

Abstract

A novel polarizer made from two-dimensional photonic bandgap materials was demonstrated theoretically. This polarizer is fundamentally different from the conventinal ones. It can function in a wide frequency range with high performance and the size can be made very compact, which renders it useful as a micropolarizer in microoptics.