Glancing-angle-deposited silica films for ultraviolet wave plates

Appl Opt. 2020 Feb 10;59(5):A155-A161. doi: 10.1364/AO.59.00A155.

Abstract

Birefringent silica films are formed by glancing-angle deposition to fabricate quarter- and half-wave plates at a wavelength of 351 nm. A multilayer design is implemented to achieve low-loss transmittance with a high 351-nm laser-induced damage threshold.