Polarization-independent liquid crystal phase modulator using a thin polymer-separated double-layered structure.
A polarization-independent phase-only liquid crystal (LC) phase modulator using a double-layered structure is demonstrated. Two orthogonal LC layers are separated by two ultra-thin anisotropic polymer films. The anisotropic polymeric films not only separate the LC layers but also provide good molecular alignment. As a result, a polarization-independent phase modulator with 2pi phase shift is achieved at 9Vrms and 8.1pi at 40Vrms using a 12-microm-thick E7 LC layers. This operating voltage is ~10X lower than that using a conventional 0.3-mm-thick glass separator.
Lin
Yi-Hsin
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Ren
Hongwen
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Wu
Yung-Hsun
YH
Zhao
Yue
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Fang
Jiyu
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Ge
Zhibing
Z
Wu
Shin-Tson
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