简介:Inthispaper,weproposeandexperimentallydemonstrateamethodtorealizeapolarizationdetectorbyusingacommerciallyavailablepolymethylmethacrylate(PMMA)pipe.Anasymmetricpolarization-relatedstructureisfabricatedbyetchingdifferentgratingstructuresontheexternalsurfaceofthepipe.Theresultsshowthatwhenthepiperotatesupto90°,thepeakofthetransmissionspectrumcanevidentlyshifttowardsthelowfrequency,whichmeansthepipewithgratingstructurescanserveasapolarizationdetector.Thisdesignpossessesthemeritsofasimplestructureandeasyfabrication.