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20 September 2023 Orientation fluctuation in liquid crystal lenses
Yi-Hsin Lin, Wei-Cheng Cheng, Hung-Shan Chen, Yu-Jen Wang, Xiao Liang
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Abstract

A large-aperture liquid crystal (LC) lens with low driving voltage and reduced haze was demonstrated. The root cause of haze owing to orientation fluctuations was discussed. Theoretical and experimental results confirm that the elastic constant and the electric field help to minimize the haze. The haze was reduced 50% after considering the materials and applied electric field. The improved imaging quality and MTF results of the LC lens were also demonstrated. The driving voltage was reduced from 80 Vrms to 18 Vrms by removing the typical buffering layer. The applications of such a LC lens are eyeglasses, head-mounted displays, and near eye displays.

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Yi-Hsin Lin, Wei-Cheng Cheng, Hung-Shan Chen, Yu-Jen Wang, and Xiao Liang "Orientation fluctuation in liquid crystal lenses," Journal of Optical Microsystems 3(4), 041204 (20 September 2023). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JOM.3.4.041204
Received: 1 June 2023; Accepted: 7 September 2023; Published: 20 September 2023
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KEYWORDS
Liquid crystals

Air contamination

Lenses

Elasticity

Electric fields

Light scattering

Birefringence

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