Frequency-scanned reflection gratings with integrated polarizer

A frequency-scanned reflection grating (blazed grating) with polarizer properties is investigated. The grating structure considered consists of a periodic array of double-dipole elements etched on a dielectric substrate and placed over a ground plane. The two dipoles within a periodic cell are displaced and tilted from each other. Numerical results are presented showing that this grating structure can be designed to have the property of efficiently converting the power of an incident linear polarized wave into a circular polarized diffracted wave. A design is also outlined where the grating acts as a twist reflector, converting an incident linear polarized transverse electric wave into a first-order diffracted transverse magnetic wave. The theoretical analysis is based on Floquet's theorem and the method of moments. Experimental results verifying the numerical results are also presented.>