Ultra-Compact Polarimeter On A Chip (IMAGE)

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Ultra-Compact Polarimeter On A Chip

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Light from an optical fiber illuminates the metasurface and is scattered in four different directions. The intensities are measured by four detectors. From this measurement the state of polarization of light is detected.

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Photo courtesy of the Capasso Lab/Harvard SEAS

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