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A compact achromatic quarter-wave retarder (QWR) operating in reflection mode is designed for using in terahertz region. It is a composite device utilizing form birefringence and Fabry–Pérot (FP) interference. Under illumination of plane waves with incidence angle of 45°, from 1.8 THz to 2.8 THz, the QWR achieved only ±2° variation around 90° phase retardation, enlarging the working bandwidth of ordinary QWR greatly. An analytical model combining transmission-line (TL) theory with effective medium theory (EMT) is presented and results agree well with the time-consuming numerical calculation. The 38 μm thick construction is simple and easy for fabrication by the existing lithographic technique and a promising application in terahertz or other frequency region is believed.
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Sun, L., Lü, Z., Zhang, D. et al. Achromatic terahertz quarter-wave retarder in reflection mode. Appl. Phys. B 106, 393–398 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-011-4723-9
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