Tunable optical filter having a large dynamic range

Ofir Aharon; I. Abdulhalim

doi:10.1364/OL.34.002114

Tunable optical filter having a large dynamic range

Ofir Aharon, I. Abdulhalim

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A novel (to our knowledge) concept for a tunable birefringent filter with a high dynamic range is proposed and demonstrated by using a stack of liquid-crystal retarders having different thicknesses following an arithmetic sequence. Each retarder is between crossed polarizers with its optic axis oriented azimuthally at 45° to the polarizer axis. The tunable filter was fabricated by using nematic liquid crystals demonstrating tunability over a range of 800 nm, covering the visible and the near IR; hence it has a potential for use in biomedical optical imaging applications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2114-2116
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	34
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.34.002114
State	Published - 15 Jul 2009

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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