Title :
Optically patterned liquid crystal devices for high-resolution beam shaping
Author :
Vargas, M. ; Zhao, Z. ; Marshall, K.L. ; Dorrer, C.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Laser Energetics, Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Abstract :
Achromatic laser-beam shapers employing spatially varying twisted nematic liquid crystals (LC´s) have been demonstrated for high-peak-power applications. The LC molecular orientation was achieved through photolithographic patterning of an alignment layer using polarized UV light.
Keywords :
laser beams; molecular orientation; nematic liquid crystals; photolithography; LC molecular orientation; achromatic laser-beam shapers; high-resolution beam shaping; optically patterned liquid crystal devices; photolithographic patterning; polarized UV light; twisted nematic liquid crystals; Filtering; Laser beams; Liquid crystal devices; Liquid crystals; Optical beams; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical materials; Optical polarization; Optical refraction;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
