Mid-infrared wire-grid polarizer with silicides. 2008

Itsunari Yamada, and Kenji Kintaka, and Junji Nishii, and Satoshi Akioka, and Yutaka Yamagishi, and Mitsunori Saito
Department of Electronics and Informatics, Ryukoku University, Seta, Otsu, Japan.

An infrared (IR) polarizer with tungsten silicide (WSi) wire grid was fabricated by two-beam interference exposure and reactive ion etching. To enhance TM transmittance, silicon monoxide was deposited between the WSi wire grid (400 nm period) and a Si substrate. The transmittance was over 80% in the 4-5 microm wavelength range. The ratio of TM and TE transmittances was over 100 (20 dB) in the 2.5-6 microm wavelength range. The fabricated polarizer has higher durability and better compatibility with microfabrication processes compared with conventional IR polarizers.

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