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Broadband tunable polarization rotator based on the waveguiding effect of liquid crystals.
- Source :
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Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics . 9/2/2021, Vol. 54 Issue 35, p1-6. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- A tunable liquid crystal (LC) polarization rotator that can rotate the polarization axis of linearly-polarized broadband light is achieved by using an asymmetrically-anchored negative LC cell. Interdigitated electrodes are used to apply an in-plane field to control the twist angle. The use of the asymmetrical anchoring in the LC cell enables continuous change of the twist angle by increasing the applied electric field. For uniform transmission, we used an LC that has negative dielectric anisotropy to avoid tilting of LC molecules by the vertical component of the electric field. We theoretically and experimentally confirmed that the fabricated LC cell could continuously change the twist angle and rotate the polarization axis of the linearly-polarized broadband incident light. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ELECTRIC fields
*BREWSTER'S angle
*ANISOTROPY
*DIELECTRICS
*LIQUID crystals
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00223727
- Volume :
- 54
- Issue :
- 35
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 151283564
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ac0925