Title :
A polarization independent liquid crystal microlens arrays adopting surface pinning effect of polymer dispersed liquid crystals
Author :
Tsou, Yu-Shih ; Lin, Yi-Hsin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics, Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
A tunable polarization-independent LC microlens arrays using surface pinning effect of polymer dispersed liquid crystals (SP-PDLC) is demonstrated. The mechanism includes residual phase modulation in bulk region and double-layered phase modulations near glass substrates.
Keywords :
light polarisation; microlenses; optical glass; optical modulation; phase modulation; polymer dispersed liquid crystals; SiO2; double-layered phase modulations; glass substrates; polarization independent liquid crystal microlens arrays; polymer dispersed liquid crystals; residual phase modulation; surface pinning effect; Glass; Lenses; Liquid crystals; Microoptics; Phase modulation; Polymers; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110706