Aerogel Waveplates

Authors

Pradeep Bhupathi, University of Florida
Jungseek Hwang, Pusan National University
Rodica Martin, Montclair State UniversityFollow
Jackson Blankstein, University of Delaware
Lukas Jaworski, University of Florida
Norbert Mulders, University of Delaware
David B. Tanner, University of Florida
Yoonseok Lee, University of Florida

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-22-2009

Abstract

Optical transmission measurements were made on 98% porosity silica aerogel samples under various degrees of uniaxial strain. Uniaxially compressed aerogels exhibit large birefringence, proportional to the amount of compression, up to the 15% strain studied. The birefringence is mostly reversible and reproducible through multiple compression-decompression cycles. Our study demonstrates that uniaxially strained high porosity aerogels can be used as tunable waveplates in a broad spectral range.

DOI

10.1364/OE.17.010599

MSU Digital Commons Citation

Bhupathi, Pradeep; Hwang, Jungseek; Martin, Rodica; Blankstein, Jackson; Jaworski, Lukas; Mulders, Norbert; Tanner, David B.; and Lee, Yoonseok, "Aerogel Waveplates" (2009). Department of Physics and Astronomy Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 5.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/physics-astron-facpubs/5

Published Citation

Bhupathi, P., Hwang, J., Martin, R. M., Blankstein, J., Jaworski, L., Mulders, N., ... & Lee, Y. (2009). Aerogel waveplates. Optics Express, 17(13), 10599-10605.