Absorptive polarizers are pivotal components for realizing a low ambient reflection in liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). Different types of absorptive polarizers have been proposed. Nevertheless, the realization of compact and efficient absorptive polarizers remains challenging. Wire grid polarizers (WGPs) are a promising solution because of their high durability and relatively thin thickness. In this paper, two structures of absorptive-WGPs have been proposed and optimized at the target wavelength of 532 nm: one is based on a patterned F e 2 O 3 / A l bi-layer on top of a S i O 2 substrate, and the second one builds on the first one by depositing a S i O 2 layer in the gaps of Al. The optimal solutions exhibit a reflectance less than 5%, a transmittance over 45%, and an extinction ratio over 40 dB. To evaluate the manufacturing feasibility, their sensitivity to the wire’s dimensional parameters is investigated. Their great spectral performance and large acceptance angles demonstrate that such polarizers have the potential to significantly promote the development of current display technologies.
In this work, two structures of wire grid reflecting polarizers have been proposed and optimized at the target wavelength of 121.6 nm (H Lyman-α), which aims to realize compact and efficient polarizers for measuring the magnetic field vector of the solar corona. Both structures are based on a high reflective patterned Al/MgF2 bi-layer on top of an absorbent substrate, and a layer of MgF2 is sandwiched in the Al gaps to prevent it from being oxidized. Two promising solutions were selected, exhibiting a polarization degree of more than 99.99% and a TE-reflectance over 0.3. Their sensitivity to nanowire parameters has been carried out to evaluate manufacturing feasibility. The angular and spectral performance demonstrated that such polarizers have the large potential to significantly contribute to the future far-ultraviolet (FUV) instruments.
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