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Field-Induced And Polymer-Stabilized Two-Dimensional Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Gratings, Shin-Woong Kang, Liang-Chy Chien
Field-Induced And Polymer-Stabilized Two-Dimensional Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Gratings, Shin-Woong Kang, Liang-Chy Chien
Liang-Chy Chien
The authors experimentally demonstrate an electrically switchable gratings based on polymer-stabilized, field-induced two-dimensional square-lattice pattern of a cholesteric liquid crystal. A dependence of the two-dimensional diffraction patterns with the magnitude of applied voltage is observed for before and after the polymer stabilization. The diffraction efficiency reaches 84% calculated for the zero order light intensity at the applied voltage of 0.23 V/mu m for a 10 mu m thick sample.
Liquid Crystal Blazed Gratings Formed In A Single-Step Through Photo-Induced Localization Of Polymer Into A Prismatic Structure, Sang Hwa Kim, Liang-Chy Chien
Liquid Crystal Blazed Gratings Formed In A Single-Step Through Photo-Induced Localization Of Polymer Into A Prismatic Structure, Sang Hwa Kim, Liang-Chy Chien
Liang-Chy Chien
A liquid crystal blazed grating having a prismatic polymer microstructure has been developed. The polymer structure is fabricated by photo-induced localization and polymerization of a small concentration of monomer onto one substrate of an electro-optical cell by using ultraviolet light irradiation at 45degrees direction from normal incident. Using this method a periodical one-dimensional pattern with a prismatic shape of polymer can be formed on a one-dimensional pattern-forming state of a cholesteric host. The optical diffraction properties of the grating are evaluated by the application of electric field and light incident angles.