Electromagnetic dielectric polarizer

A dielectric, Dk, polarizer for electromagnetic, EM, applications, the Dk polarizer comprising:

• a monolithic body of Dk material comprising a plurality of linear elongated ribs that are disposed parallel with each other and that are uniformly spaced apart with respect to each other;
• wherein each rib of the plurality of linear elongated ribs has a cross section x-z profile relative to an orthogonal X-Y-Z coordinate system associated with the monolithic body;
• wherein the Y-direction of the coordinate system is oriented in a direction of elongation of the plurality of linear elongated ribs;
• wherein the Z-direction of the coordinate system is oriented in a direction of propagation of an EM wave, when present at the Dk polarizer, through the uniformly spaced apart plurality of linear elongated ribs;
• wherein the monolithic body has an overall thickness dimension, T, aligned in the Z-direction, that extends from a first side to a second side of the body, the second side being at dimension T relative to the first side;
• wherein adjacent ones of the plurality of linear elongated ribs are monolithically connected to each other by a plurality of connecting bridges;
• wherein the plurality of connecting bridges are disposed at a location equal to or greater than T/2 and equal to or less than T.