Open AccessIntegrated and reconfigurable optical paths based on stacking optical functional films
Author(s) -
Ming Tang,
Peng Chen,
Wanlong Zhang,
Alwin Ming Wai Tam,
Vladimir G. Chigrinov,
Wei Hu,
Yanqing Lu
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.24.025510
Subject(s) - stacking , optics , materials science , polarization (electrochemistry) , optical vortex , optoelectronics , refractive index , physics , beam (structure) , chemistry , nuclear magnetic resonance
A strategy for integrated and reconfigurable optical paths based on stacking optical functional films is proposed. It is demonstrated by stacking two liquid crystal polymer q-plates and one quarter-wave plate for vector vortex beams generation. The topological charge and polarization order of generated vector vortex beams can be controlled independently by stacking and reordering different optical films with repeated adhesive ability. It supplies a low-cost, light-weight and versatile technique for reducing the volume of free-space optical system and has a great potential in optical researches and applications.