Title
Simulation Study on Polarization-Independent Microlens Arrays Utilizing Blue Phase Liquid Crystals with Spatially-Distributed Kerr Constants.
Abstract
Polarization independent liquid crystal (LC) microlens arrays based on controlling the spatial distribution of the Kerr constants of blue phase LC are simulated. Each sub-lens with a parabolic distribution of Kerr constants results in a parabolic phase profile when a homogeneous electric field is applied. We evaluate the phase distribution under different applied voltages, and the focusing properties of the microlens arrays are simulated. We also calculate polarization dependency of the microlenses arrays at oblique incidence of light. The impact of this study is to provide polarizer-free, electrically tunable focusing microlens arrays with simple electrode design based on the Kerr effect.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.3390/mi5040859
MICROMACHINES
Keywords
Field
DocType
Kerr effect,microlenses,polarization independent,liquid crystal,blue phase
Microlens,Analytical chemistry,Kerr effect,Electric field,Voltage,Optics,Polarization (waves),Optoelectronics,Materials science,Liquid crystal,Magneto-optic Kerr effect,Parabola
Journal
Volume
Issue
Citations 
5
4
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.37
0
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Hung-Shan Chen110.37
Michael Chen2151.86
Chia-Ming Chang310.37
Yu-Jen Wang410.37
Yi-Hsin Lin561.83