Holo-imprinting polarization optics with a reflective liquid crystal hologram template

Jianghao Xiong; Qian Yang; Yannanqi Li; Shin-Tson Wu

doi:10.1038/s41377-022-00746-3

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Holo-imprinting polarization optics with a reflective liquid crystal hologram template

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- Holo-imprinting polarization optics with a reflective liquid crystal hologram template
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 11, Issue 3, Pages: 416-424(2022)
- Affiliations：
  
  College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
- Author bio：
  
  Shin-Tson Wu (swu@creol.ucf.edu)
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- DOI：10.1038/s41377-022-00746-3
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- Published：31 March 2022，
  
  Published Online：10 March 2022，
  
  Received：21 December 2021，
  
  Revised：17 February 2022，
  
  Accepted：21 February 2022
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Xiong, J. H. et al. Holo-imprinting polarization optics with a reflective liquid crystal hologram template. Light: Science & Applications, 11, 416-424 (2022).
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Xiong, J. H. et al. Holo-imprinting polarization optics with a reflective liquid crystal hologram template. Light: Science & Applications, 11, 416-424 (2022). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-022-00746-3.

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Abstract

Liquid crystal polarization optics based on photoalignment technique has found pervasive applications in next-generation display platforms like virtual reality and augmented reality. Its large-scale fabrication

however

remains a big challenge due to the high demands in small feature size

fast processing speed

and defects-free alignment quality during the photoalignment process

especially for large-angle reflective devices. Here we propose a new concept of holo-imprinting based on non-contact replication of polarization pattern with a reflective liquid crystal hologram as a template. Our theoretical analysis and experimental results validate the possibility of generating a high-quality polarization pattern exploiting the self-interfering beams of reflective holograms. The method can be extended to numerous devices

from transmissive to reflective

from small angle to large angle

and from grating

lens

to freeform optics. Its widespread impact on the fabrication of liquid crystal polarization optics for advanced display and imaging systems is foreseeable.

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