Highly efficient and polarization-independent Fresnel lens based on dye-doped liquid crystal.
We demonstrated a highly efficient, polarization-independent and electrically tunable Fresnel lens based on dye-doped liquid crystal using double-side photoalignment technique. The maximum diffraction efficiency reaches 37%, which approaches the theoretical limit ~41%. Such a lens functions as a half-wave plate, and this feature could be well preserved under the applied voltage. In addition, the device is simple to fabricate, and has fast switching responses between focusing and defocusing state.
Lin
Liang-Chen
LC
Jau
Hung-Chang
HC
Lin
Tsung-Hsien
TH
Fuh
Andy Y
AY