Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 15, Issue 8, 081203(2017)

Entanglement-free determination of pretilt angles of twisted nematic liquid-crystal cells by phase measurement

Che-Wen Chiang1、*, Ping-Chun Lin2, and Kei-Hsiung Yang2
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  • 1Institute of Photonic System, National Chiao Tung University, Tainan City 71150, China
  • 2Institute of Imaging and Biomedical Photonics, National Chiao Tung University, Tainan City 71105, China
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    Coordinates of the incident light and the schematic diagram of the TN medium within a TN cell.
    (Color online) Phase difference of the TN cell versus the incident angle by varying the pretilt angle as a parameter.
    Data diagram of the pretilt angle versus the extreme angle.
    Configuration of the out-of-plane crystal rotation for the measurements.
    Experimental phase versus the incident angle curves.
    Solid curves are the results of the calculation by the extended Jones matrix method.
    • Table 1. TN LC Cell Parameters

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      Table 1. TN LC Cell Parameters

      Refractive IndexCell gap (μm)Twist angle (deg.)
      ne1.6003.390 (4545)
      no1.490
      Wavelength λ (nm)633
    • Table 2. Experimental Results: Pretilt Angle Measured by OPR Methods

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      Table 2. Experimental Results: Pretilt Angle Measured by OPR Methods

      AuthorsPretilt angle (deg.)
      Birecki and Kahn [7]5.70±0.1
      Wang and Yang [9]4.95±0.1
      This work4.90±0.1
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    Che-Wen Chiang, Ping-Chun Lin, Kei-Hsiung Yang. Entanglement-free determination of pretilt angles of twisted nematic liquid-crystal cells by phase measurement[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2017, 15(8): 081203

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    Paper Information

    Category: Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology

    Received: Apr. 19, 2017

    Accepted: May. 19, 2017

    Published Online: Jul. 20, 2018

    The Author Email: Che-Wen Chiang (t21601@yahoo.com.tw)

    DOI:10.3788/COL201715.081203

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