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3.1: Distinguished Student Paper : Polarization Independent Adaptive Microlens Using a Blue‐Phase Liquid Crystal
Author(s) -
Li Yan,
Wu ShinTson
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
sid symposium digest of technical papers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.351
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 2168-0159
pISSN - 0097-966X
DOI - 10.1889/1.3621270
Subject(s) - microlens , liquid crystal , polarization (electrochemistry) , optics , electrode , planar , materials science , electric field , phase (matter) , liquid crystal display , optoelectronics , lens (geology) , physics , chemistry , computer science , computer graphics (images) , quantum mechanics
In this paper, we propose a fast‐response and polarization‐independent adapptive microlens array using a polymer‐stabilized blue phase liquid crystal. Using a curved top electrode and planar bottom electrode, gradient electric fields are generated and lens‐like phase profile obtained. By optimization, an ideal parabolic phase profile for minimizing image aberrations is obtained.