Liquid crystal wavelength-independent continuous polarization rotator

Ofir Aharon; Ibrahim Abdulhalim

doi:10.1117/1.3366545

Liquid crystal wavelength-independent continuous polarization rotator

Ofir Aharon, Ibrahim Abdulhalim

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	034002
Journal	Optical Engineering
Volume	49
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3366545
State	Published - 1 Dec 2010

Keywords

optical devices
polarization
polarization controller
spectroscopy
switching

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Engineering (all)

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