Quarter wave plate

A right circular cylindrical body of an isotropic dielectric such as a cross-linked styrene copolymer, has respective pluralities of mutually parallel grooves 2, 12 formed in its axial end faces, spaced apart by an intermediate portion whose dimension c is a half wavelength. The axial lengths a, b o...

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Main Author ROWATT, CHARLES ANTHONY
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 14.11.2001
Edition7
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
ELECTRICITY
RESONATORS, LINES, OR OTHER DEVICES OF THE WAVEGUIDE TYPE
WAVEGUIDES
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Summary:A right circular cylindrical body of an isotropic dielectric such as a cross-linked styrene copolymer, has respective pluralities of mutually parallel grooves 2, 12 formed in its axial end faces, spaced apart by an intermediate portion whose dimension c is a half wavelength. The axial lengths a, b of the grooves are such that when a wave passes through the body, a quarter wavelength phase difference is produced between a component of a wave having its E-vector parallel to the grooves and a component of the wave having its E-vector orthogonal to the grooves. As well as providing the anisotropic properties of the quarter wave plate, the slots are dimensioned to minimise reflections at the end faces. Alternatively the plate may consist of two or more discrete bodies whose grooves are dimensioned to produce a total differential phase shift of one quarter wavelength.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP19990310081