快速测量扭曲向列相液晶盒盒厚

提出了一种利用圆偏光仪测量扭曲向列相液晶盒盒厚的新方法,即:圆偏光仪组成为两端是一对起偏器和检偏器,中间放置一对四分之一波片.起偏器和检偏器平行或垂直放置,其中一个四分之一波片的快轴和起偏器透光轴成45°,另一个四分之一波片的快轴和起偏器透光轴成－45°.液晶盒样品直接插入到两四分之一波片中间,无需调整方向.不同于旋转液晶盒或偏振片寻找输出光强最大值或最小值的方法,圆偏光仪测量盒厚不需要旋转任何光学元件或液晶盒观测输出光强的变化,只需要观测检偏器在平行和垂直方向的两个强度值,能够实现快速测量,简洁而且有效.     

液晶磁控偏光特性的研究

利用偏光干涉理论,通过对BL-009型向列相液晶透射比的测试,分析了液晶透射比随磁场的变化情况,并对液晶的磁控双折射效应进行了研究.实验在室温20℃下用JG-3型连续可调磁场仪对液晶盒施加垂直于其表面的磁场,用CT5A型特斯拉计准确读出磁场强度数值,使液晶盒光轴方向与起偏镜和检偏镜偏振方向成45°,分别测出了起偏镜和检偏镜偏振方向平行和垂直时的透射光强度.通过数学函数拟合,得出了液晶的双折射率随磁场的变化规律,即：当磁场强度大于液晶的阈值磁场时,拟合函数能很好地描述液晶磁控双折射率的变化规律.     

液晶盒双折射效应的测量与应用

介绍了测量液晶盒双折射效应的实验方法,并利用此方法推测了液晶盒的表面锚泊方向并测量了液晶盒的扭曲角,探讨了应用此方法校准偏振片起偏方向的可能性.     

不同取向的向列型液晶盒的光电响应曲线

测量了从0°到90°摩擦取向的向列型液晶盒的光电响应曲线,发现在透过率随电压的变化过程中存在较大振荡现象,且振荡幅度与液晶盒的取向相关;通过对液晶盒出射光的偏振状态测量,发现液晶盒出射的椭圆偏振光的偏振方向会影响液晶盒的性能,且影响的强弱与液晶盒的摩擦取向有关.从理论上对该现象进行了定性解释.     

2.94 μm Er:YAG激光热效应数值模拟及实验研究

理论分析了Er:YAG激光晶体的热退偏效应,模拟计算了该晶体棒端面退偏的分布,并进行了偏光干涉实验验证。结果表明,数值模拟和实验结果完全一致,热退偏效应随抽运能量增大而增强,退偏分布呈十字形,最大退偏发生在晶体棒端面上与起偏器偏振方向成45°方位处。同时,还阐明了一种利用临界稳定腔来测量灯抽运脉冲Er:YAG激光器有效热透镜焦距的简单方法,测量出不同抽运功率下Er:YAG晶体的等效热焦距。     

一种质子交换铌酸锂波导与保偏尾纤对轴方法

提出了一种用宽谱光源及偏光干涉效应为质子交换铌酸锂波导与其保偏尾纤的对轴方法.将宽谱光源与待对轴的保偏光纤相熔接,当宽谱光通过保偏光纤和质子交换铌酸锂波导后,由于偏光干涉效应,相干函数上新增不同的次峰.利用各次峰的位置和幅值信息,可解算出质子交换铌酸锂波导与其保偏尾纤的对轴角度,将解算出的角度作为反馈控制信号即可实现在线对轴.     

低压驱动高阻值层液晶透镜

针对传统电极驱动液晶透镜的电场分布在驱动电极边缘的问题,设计了一种高阻值层驱动电极来控制液晶分子偏转的低压驱动和焦距可调的液晶透镜.利用磁控溅射工艺在含镂空孔阵列的面状铝电极基板表面沉积一层掺铝氧化锌透明薄膜,形成高阻值层驱动电极;利用液晶盒成盒工艺将制备好的驱动电极基板和公共电极基板(氧化铟锡玻璃基板)组装成液晶透镜,研究掺铝氧化锌高阻值层、驱动电压、工作频率对液晶透镜光学性能的影响.实验结果表明,对比传统电极驱动液晶透镜,高阻值层电极驱动液晶透镜在驱动电压2.2Vrms和工作频率130kHz下获得的干涉圆环均匀,聚焦光斑小.同时,在驱动电压1.8～2.8Vrms和工作频率130kHz下所制备的液晶透镜焦距可调范围为4.27～2.88mm.     

电控聚合物分散液晶变焦全息透镜制作

介绍了相位型全息聚合物分散液晶(PDLC)材料全息透镜,在电场作用下液晶微滴折射率逐渐与聚合物折射率匹配,实现透镜电控变焦。研究了微米尺寸和纳米尺寸液晶微滴聚合物分散液晶材料配方特性和微观结构。采用优化纳米尺寸材料配方制作5~6μm聚合物分散液晶盒,采用离轴式平面波和球面波干涉全息写入光路,成功制作电控变焦聚合物分散液晶全息透镜样品。该透镜样品焦距为20 mm,能够正一级衍射放大成像。实现“0”,“1”变焦的驱动电压阈值为60 V。并进一步提出了基于聚合物分散液晶电控变焦元件集成叠加技术实现电控变焦光学成像系统的技术思路。     

液晶磁致旋光的研究

利用矩阵方法分析了液晶的旋光效应，导出了液晶旋光的矩阵表示. 利用JG-3型连续可调谐磁场仪搭建实验装置，红外1350 nm激光器做光源，测量了偏振光通过磁场作用下BL-009型向列相液晶的旋光角，详细分析了磁场对液晶旋光性能的影响. 通过实验测试，对液晶的阈值磁场强度进行了讨论，同时对实验结果进行了理论上的分析，得出了液晶旋光角随磁场与液晶盒表面夹角而变化的结论，验证了液晶分子轴的旋转方向与磁场的方向无关，这为更好的研究液晶的特性以及液晶器件的设计具有重要的参考价值. 关键词： 液晶 矩阵 磁致旋光     

连续变焦的聚合物分散液晶电控透镜

介绍了一种基于聚合物分散液晶材料的连续调焦电控透镜.在聚合物分散液晶盒的上表面电极上刻蚀圆孔,形成一个非对称电极,在液晶盒上下极板之间,诱发一个非均匀电场,从而引起聚合物分散液晶材料的折射率非均匀分布,形成电控变焦透镜.阐述了聚合物分散液晶可调焦透镜的基本原理,分析了透镜孔径对聚合物分散液晶透镜焦距的影响,在直径3mm和6mm的圆孔条件下,分别测量了透镜焦距随电压的变化关系.结果表明:电压从50V加到170V的过程中,透镜焦距逐渐减短,刻蚀3mm圆孔的聚合物分散液晶盒焦距从1.361 63m到0.429 21m,刻蚀6mm圆孔的聚合物分散液晶盒焦距从1.769 92m到0.548 43m.     

Simple system for evaluating retardation of liquid crystal cells using grating type liquid crystal polarization splitters

We propose a unique optical system for measuring the retardation of birefringent films using a pair of liquid crystal (LC) gratings; that is, the examined birefringent films are inserted between two LC gratings. Because the LC grating functions as a polarization beam splitter for circularly polarized light, the proposed system is optically equivalent to the measurement system using a pair of two circular polarizers. First, the polarization splitting performance of the LC grating is discussed. It is found that a sufficiently high voltage (such that the retardation is less than a half wavelength) has to be applied for the almost pure circularly polarized diffracted light. Next, the measurement of the retardation of a homogeneous LC cell as an examined birefringent film was demonstrated using the proposed method. The proposed method is revealed to have the same measurement performance as that of the conventional method using a pair of linear polarizers and has an advantage that there is no need for the optic axis of the test birefringent specimen to be set at a specific angle.     

电压调谐液晶滤光片的研究

对以液晶为腔内物质的液晶法布里珀罗调谐滤光片进行了改进 ,在原来法布里珀罗腔的两侧各加一偏振镜 ,使两个偏振镜的起偏方向平行 ,并且偏振方向都相对于液晶分子长轴的方向成 45°角 ,入射光经多光束干涉后再经偏光干涉 ,导出其透射峰满足的条件为 2 (n∥ -n⊥)Lcosθ =mλ ,这样便克服了原有调谐滤光片两套光谱难以区分的缺点。对改进后的滤光片进行测试 ,在 15 5 0nm附近对该电调谐滤光片的滤光特性做了细致的分析     

Polarimetric method for the determination of the optical axis tilt angle at boundaries of a liquid-crystal layer

A polarimetric method is proposed to determine the tilt angle of the local optical axis of a liquid crystal at layer boundaries. The method is based on the measurement of the azimuthal polarization angles of light waves passed through a liquid-crystal cell or reflected from it. This method requires neither the knowledge of the refractive indices of a liquid crystal nor the homogeneity of the layer. The method can be applied in the whole range of tilt angles. Experimental data on the measurement of the tilt angles in cells assembled by the scheme of a prism liquid-crystal polarizer are presented.     

应变液晶散射偏光片的试制

介绍了聚合物分散液晶(PDLC)和应变液晶(SLC)以及散射偏光片的概念,实验制备了应变液晶散射偏光片样品,样品由两张胶片夹层聚合物分散液晶膜在紫外光固化过程中施加剪切应力所形成。给出了样品偏光显微镜照片和可见光分光光度计偏光特性光谱分析。实验结果表明,应变液晶散射偏光片样品外观半透明,在正交偏光场中转动样品有颜色变化,通过样品观察液晶显示器屏幕,在不同角度下有透射和散射作用,在偏光显微镜中观察样品有衬垫料被拉动的痕迹,光谱分析显示样品在绿光550nm波长处最大透光率T∥≈50%,最小透光率T⊥≈5%,偏振度P≈82%。实验结果对于研制实用的拉伸液晶散射偏光片具有参考意义。     

Polarization property of light guide surface with bilayered nanostructure

The surface of a solid plate light guide patterned with nanostructure composed of bilayered dielectric and metallic stripes is capable of partially transmitting only one of two orthogonal polarizations while reflecting most of the other, and therefore performs as a reflective polarizer. The polarization dependent transmittance, polarization efficiency and extinction ratio of both parallel and cross stacking of the bilayered nanostructure have been analyzed for all radial and azimuthal light incident angles. Both configurations have shown overall polarization efficiency above 98% over the visible spectrum, and exhibit an extinction ratio above 1,000 within a specific range of light incident angle. Accompanied by a proper polarization converter and light extraction pattern, the polarized light guide can provide a high efficiency or even a polarizer free illumination optics for an application where a planar illuminator with polarized light is required.     

用偏光干涉法动态测量扭曲向列型液晶指向矢

提出一种基于双折射晶体劈的偏振态实时测量方法,并将该方法用于扭曲向列型液晶透射光的偏振态分析,实现了液晶分子平均指向矢的动态测量.利用基于晶体劈的偏光干涉法将待测光的偏振参量编码为两组干涉条纹,通过对干涉条纹定位实现偏振态的实时测量;再根据液晶指向矢的倾角、扭转角与透射光偏振态之间的关系,推算出液晶分子平均指向矢的动态信息.本实验测量液晶指向矢的速度为每秒5次,液晶平均指向矢的倾角、扭转角的测量准确度达到0.2°.本文研究为液晶分子平均指向矢的动态测量提供了一种有效途径.     

Electro- and magneto-optical switching of defect modes in one- dimensional photonic crystals

The transmission spectra of polarized light waves in a photonic crystal/liquid crystal (PC/LC) cell placed between crossed polarizers and controlled by an electric or magnetic field have been studied experimentally and theoretically. Electro- and magneto-optical switching based on the interference of polarized defect modes has been demonstrated. The transmission spectra of the PC/LC cell have been calculated as a function of the voltage applied to the LC layer and the magnetic field strength. The results of the calculations agree well with the experimental data.     

Three-phase contact line energetics from nanoscale liquid surface topographies

We observed light-induced alignment of the nematic liquid crystal, 4, 4(')-n-pentylcyanobiphenyl (5CB), on a fused quartz. Irradiation of the adsorbed layer with polarized ultraviolet light produced homogeneous alignment in a 5CB-filled liquid crystal cell with the easy orientation axis perpendicular to the polarization direction. The measured anchoring energy increases with illumination up to 10(-4) erg/cm (2). Phase retardation and pretilt measurements confirmed near homogeneous alignment of the LC in a cell, while the polarization dependence of second harmonic generation suggested a near normal alignment of the adsorbed layer. We believe that light-induced rearrangement or phototransformation of the adsorbed layer causes the observed phenomenon.