Twisted microdomains in liquid crystals for polarization-insensitive phase modulation

Yifei Ma; Zimo Zhao; Stephen M. Morris; Chao He

doi:10.1038/s41377-023-01351-8

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Twisted microdomains in liquid crystals for polarization-insensitive phase modulation

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- Twisted microdomains in liquid crystals for polarization-insensitive phase modulation
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 13, Issue 1, Pages: 2-3(2024)
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- DOI：10.1038/s41377-023-01351-8
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- Published Online：05 January 2024，
  
  Published：2024-12
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Yifei Ma, Zimo Zhao, Stephen M. Morris, et al. Twisted microdomains in liquid crystals for polarization-insensitive phase modulation[J]. Light: science & applications, 2024, 13(1): 2-3.
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Yifei Ma, Zimo Zhao, Stephen M. Morris, et al. Twisted microdomains in liquid crystals for polarization-insensitive phase modulation[J]. Light: science & applications, 2024, 13(1): 2-3. DOI： 10.1038/s41377-023-01351-8.

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Polarization-independent phase modulators based upon liquid crystals (LCs) with a simple device architecture have long been desired for a range of optical applications. Recently

researchers have demonstrated a novel fabrication procedure using cholesteric LCs as a primer for achieving low polarization dependence coupled with a large phase modulation depth.

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