Abstract
A polarizer that uses the combined effects of birefringence and diffraction has been realized experimentally. A sheet of calcite was taken as the substrate, and a series of grooves with a sawtooth profile was manufactured on its surface by optical grinding and polishing. The sample polarizer shows good polarizing performance in test. The measured extinction ratio is better than and can be improved further.
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