Photoinduced two-dimensional gratings based on dye-doped cholesteric liquid crystal films.
This work elucidates photoinduced two-dimensional (2D) gratings in dye-doped cholesteric liquid crystal films. The helical pitch is increased by green-beam-induced trans-cis isomerization and a concomitant thermal effect. Two-dimensional gratings appear when the green beam is turned off. Grating formation results from elastic instability caused by restored strain arising from helical pitch reduction. Grating lifetime increases as green beam intensity increases and declines under irradiation with a strong red beam. Variation in grating spacing with green intensity with various pitches is also examined.
Yeh
Hui-Chen
HC
Institute of Electro-Optical Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 701, Republic of China.
Chen
Guang-Hao
GH
Lee
Chia-Rong
CR
Mo
Ting-Shan
TS