Abstract
We describe the achromatization of Wollaston prisms to reduce the angular dispersion in the splitting angle. Analytical theory and ray-tracing modeling is presented. In an example application, a sixfold reduction in dispersion is achieved for wavelengths in the region 400nm to 1:7µm. Experimental proof of concept is demonstrated, and in an example application, the spectral dispersion of extended images recorded through cascaded Wollaston prisms is shown to be reduced by an order of magnitude. © 2011 Optical Society of America.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1332-1334 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Optics Letters |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Apr 2011 |
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Achromatization of Wollaston polarizing beam splitters. / Wong, Gerald; Pilkington, Roger; Harvey, Andrew R.
In: Optics Letters, Vol. 36, No. 8, 15.04.2011, p. 1332-1334.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Achromatization of Wollaston polarizing beam splitters
AU - Wong, Gerald
AU - Pilkington, Roger
AU - Harvey, Andrew R.
PY - 2011/4/15
Y1 - 2011/4/15
N2 - We describe the achromatization of Wollaston prisms to reduce the angular dispersion in the splitting angle. Analytical theory and ray-tracing modeling is presented. In an example application, a sixfold reduction in dispersion is achieved for wavelengths in the region 400nm to 1:7µm. Experimental proof of concept is demonstrated, and in an example application, the spectral dispersion of extended images recorded through cascaded Wollaston prisms is shown to be reduced by an order of magnitude. © 2011 Optical Society of America.
AB - We describe the achromatization of Wollaston prisms to reduce the angular dispersion in the splitting angle. Analytical theory and ray-tracing modeling is presented. In an example application, a sixfold reduction in dispersion is achieved for wavelengths in the region 400nm to 1:7µm. Experimental proof of concept is demonstrated, and in an example application, the spectral dispersion of extended images recorded through cascaded Wollaston prisms is shown to be reduced by an order of magnitude. © 2011 Optical Society of America.
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U2 - 10.1364/OL.36.001332
DO - 10.1364/OL.36.001332
M3 - Article
VL - 36
SP - 1332
EP - 1334
JO - Optics Letters
JF - Optics Letters
SN - 0146-9592
IS - 8
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