The ability to control light direction with tailored precision via facile means is long‐desired in
science and industry. With the advances in optics, a periodic structure called diffraction …

The ferroelectric liquid crystals, because of their fast electro‐optical response, are one of the
most important classes of liquid crystals. Here, in this review, we have summarized the …

Manual intervention in the self‐organization of soft matter to obtain a desired superstructure
is a complex but significant project. Specifically, optical components made fully or partially …

We propose and implement a technique for arbitrary pattern fabrication in liquid crystal (LC)
alignments and local polarization control for light wavefront. A micro-lithography system with …

Optical vortices have attracted intensive attention and been extensively studied during the
past two decades.[1–3] The optical vortex is a light beam characterized by a helical phase …

We develop a fluorinated phenyl-tolane based nematic mixture NJU-LDn-4 and evaluate its
frequency-dependent birefringence utilizing terahertz time domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) …

Electrooptic modes with fast response and high contrast ratio are highly desirable in modern
photonics and displays. Ferroelectric liquid crystals (FLCs) are especially promising for …

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 …

We demonstrate a fast switchable grating based on ferroelectric liquid crystals and
orthogonal planar alignment by means of photo alignments. Both 1D and 2D gratings have …

Polarization-independent liquid-crystal (LC) phase modulators can significantly improve the
efficiency and reduce the complexity of optical systems. However, achieving good …