Liquid‐crystal‐mediated geometric phase: from transmissive to broadband reflective planar optics

P Chen, BY Wei, W Hu, YQ Lu - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Planar optical elements that can manipulate the multidimensional physical parameters of
light efficiently and compactly are highly sought after in modern optics and nanophotonics. In …

Photoaligning and photopatterning: New LC technology

V Chigrinov, J Sun, X Wang - Crystals, 2020 - mdpi.com
We demonstrate a physical model of photoalignment and photopatterning based on
rotational diffusion in solid azo-dye nanolayers. We also highlight the new applications of …

A Quadri‐Dimensional Manipulable Laser with an Intrinsic Chiral Photoswitch

H Hu, B Liu, M Li, Z Zheng, WH Zhu - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Dynamic and multi‐dimensional manipulation of laser emission with light allows for optical
coding, computing, and imaging photonic chips. However, the coupling balance between …

Enhanced optical edge detection based on a Pancharatnam–Berry flat lens with a large focal length

T Li, Y Yang, X Liu, Y Wu, Y Zhou, S Huang, X Li… - Optics Letters, 2020 - opg.optica.org
In this Letter, we employ photo-aligned liquid crystals to record a flat lens pattern through a
simple exposure method to produce a large focal length Pancharatnam-Berry (PB) lens with …

Measurement of base angle of an axicon lens based on auto-collimation optical path

Z Wei, Q Yuan, X Ma, J Hu, A Zeng, H Huang - Optics Communications, 2019 - Elsevier
Axicons are widely used in many applications because of their unique optical
characteristics. In this paper, a new method for measuring the base angle of an axicon lens …

Photoalignment and photopatterning: New liquid crystal technology for displays and photonics

VG Chigrinov - Fine Chemical Technologies, 2020 - finechem-mirea.ru
Objectives. Since the end of the 20th century, liquid crystals have taken a leading position as
a working material for the display industry. In particular, this is due to the advances in the …

Light-rewritable geometric phase and reflectance modulations enabled by pattern-aligned photoresponsive liquid crystal superstructures

J Qin, XQ Wang, C Yuan, Z Zheng, D Shen - Liquid Crystals, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
We propose a universal method of fabricating and operating a multifunctional diffractive
optical element (DOE) with light-rewritable geometric phase and reflectance modulations …

Simultaneous aberration and aperture control using a single spatial light modulator

N Suchkov, EJ Fernández, JL Martínez-Fuentes… - Optics …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
A method to simultaneously control aberrations and the aperture of an optical system using
a single phase-only spatial light modulator was investigated. The experiment was performed …

Polarization-dependent diffractive optical elements based on photoalignment of liquid crystals

Q Guo, K Yan, R Wu, H Zhao… - … science and remote …, 2019 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Diffractive optical elements (DOEs), with attractive features such as excellent performance
and compact configuration, are now becoming increasingly important to a wide range of …

Фотоориентация и фотопаттернинг: Новая жидкокристаллическая технология для дисплеев и фотоники

ВГ Чигринов - Тонкие химические технологии, 2020 - finechem-mirea.ru
Аннотация Цели. С конца XX века жидкие кристаллы занимают лидирующее
положение среди рабочих материалов для дисплейной индустрии. В частности, это …