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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2009
Applicants:
Wil Mccarthy, Lakewood, CO (US);
Richard M. Powers, Lakewood, CO (US);
Wounjhang Park, Superior, CO (US);
Inventors:
Wil McCarthy, Lakewood, CO (US);
Richard M. Powers, Lakewood, CO (US);
Wounjhang Park, Superior, CO (US);
Assignee:
RAVENBRICK LLC, Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/30 (2006.01); B82Y 20/00 (2011.01); G02B 1/00 (2006.01); H01Q 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/3058 (2013.01); B82Y 20/00 (2013.01); G02B 1/007 (2013.01); H01Q 15/0086 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical metapolarizer device polarizes light while mitigating the absorptive or reflective losses associated with traditional polarizers. The metapolarizer device transmits light of one polarity and rotates the other polarity so that it is closer to the transmitted polarity. As a result, although the light exiting the metapolarizer device is highly polarized, the total transmissivity of the device can be well in excess of 50%, and can approach 100% in the theoretical limit.