Micro-optical polarizer with high efficiency.
Based on liquid crystal polymers (LCP) a compact micro-optical polarizer with high efficiency has been designed and realized. By using cylindrical microlens arrays made of LCP and index matching layer, a complete separation of both polarization components of the unpolarized input light is achieved. Combined with a patterned twisted nematic (TN) cell, allowing a rotation of only one polarization component, a polarizer with high efficiency (72,5% (measured) is realized. Simulations and measurements are presented.
Ruffieux
Patrick
P
University of Neuchâtel - Institute of Microtechnology. Patrick.Ruffieux@unine.ch
Scharf
Toralf
T
Herzig
Hans-Peter
HP
D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007909:Lenses; D050866:Liquid Crystals / Q000737:chemistry*; D008904:Miniaturization; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods