Title

Tunable-Focus Cylindrical Liquid Crystal Lens

Keywords

High birefringence liquid crystal; Liquid crystal cylindrical lens; Slit electrodes; Tunable focal length

Abstract

A cylindrical lens is demonstrated using two planar substrates and a homogeneous liquid crystal (LC) layer. The top substrate has slit electrodes on its outer surface and the bottom has a transparent electrode on its inner surface. An applied voltage across the cell induces a cylindrical-like gradient refractive index within the LC layer which causes light to focus. The focal length is tunable by the applied voltage. Such a cylindrical lens can be easily fabricated with wide aperture size.

Publication Date

1-1-2004

Publication Title

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volume

43

Issue

2

Number of Pages

652-653

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1143/JJAP.43.652

Socpus ID

2142754547 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/2142754547

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