High-efficiency and fast-response tunable phase grating using a blue phase liquid crystal.
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چکیده
We demonstrate a tunable phase grating using a polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystal. Because of the electric-field-induced rectangularlike phase profile, a high diffraction efficiency of 40% is achieved. Moreover, this device shows submillisecond response time. The proposed tunable phase grating holds great potential for photonics and display applications.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 36 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011