Liquid crystal wavelength-independent continuous polarization rotator

Ofir Aharon; Ibrahim S. Abdulhalim II

doi:10.1117/1.3366545

1 March 2010 Liquid crystal wavelength-independent continuous polarization rotator

Ofir Aharon, Ibrahim S. Abdulhalim II

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 49, Issue 3, 034002 (March 2010). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3366545

Abstract

We demonstrate a wavelength-independent tunable liquid crystal (LC) polarization rotator using two nematic LC retarders for the spectral range from 450 to 1000 nm and wider. The first LC device with tunable retardation determines the rotation, while the second acts as an LC variable quarter-wave plate. Integration with tunable optical filters produces a modality for great potential in spectropolarimetry.

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Ofir Aharon and Ibrahim S. Abdulhalim II "Liquid crystal wavelength-independent continuous polarization rotator," Optical Engineering 49(3), 034002 (1 March 2010). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3366545

Published: 1 March 2010

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