Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, Volume. 39, Issue 4, 427(2024)

Design and fabrication of liquid crystal polarizing grating used in color optical waveguide display

Lina KAN1,2,3, Quanquan MU1,3, Zenghui PENG1,3, Chengliang YANG1,3, Yang YU1,2,3, Yonggang LIU1,3, and Qidong WANG1,3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics,Changchun Institute of Optics,Fine Mechanics and Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Changchun 130033,China
  • 2Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Optical System Advanced Manufacturing Technology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Changchun 130033,China
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    In this paper, a three-layer liquid crystal polarization grating is designed and implemented, and its diffraction characteristics and coupling in optical waveguide are studied. In theory, the transverse period of 424 nm is selected, and the corresponding three longitudinal periods is calculated according to the specific working wavelength of 450 nm, 532 nm and 633 nm to achieve the superposition of the thickness direction under the condition of Bragg diffraction. Secondly, the finite element method is used to simulate the device. Finally, the relationship between the incident angle and the diffraction angle coupled in the waveguide is simulated according to the red, green and blue light dispersion relationship. The liquid crystal polarization grating device is fabricated and its system performance is characterized. A preliminary optical waveguide coupling experiment is given to demonstrate its coupling effect. The results show that the diffraction efficiency of the prepared three-layer liquid crystal polarization grating device can reach more than 80% at 450 nm, 532 nm and 633 nm, and the angular bandwidth of the corresponding wavelength is 12°, 8° and 6°, respectively. The field of view of the device coupled in the waveguide can reach 27.81° by simulation, which is a good optical waveguide coupler.

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    Lina KAN, Quanquan MU, Zenghui PENG, Chengliang YANG, Yang YU, Yonggang LIU, Qidong WANG. Design and fabrication of liquid crystal polarizing grating used in color optical waveguide display[J]. Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, 2024, 39(4): 427

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Feb. 20, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: May. 28, 2024

    The Author Email: Qidong WANG (qdwang@ciomp.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.37188/CJLCD.2024-0048

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