In-plane polarization beam splitter based on patterned liquid crystal alignment

Xinyu FANG; Jiahui ZHAO; Xiao YU; Qilin JIA; Jingqi TIAN; Ziye WANG; Jidan YANG; Bingxiang LI

doi:10.37188/CJLCD.2025-0064

Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, Volume. 40, Issue 6, 827(2025)

In-plane polarization beam splitter based on patterned liquid crystal alignment

Xinyu FANG¹, Jiahui ZHAO^1、#, Xiao YU², Qilin JIA¹, Jingqi TIAN¹, Ziye WANG¹, Jidan YANG^1、*, and Bingxiang LI^1,2、**

¹College of Electronic and Optical Engineering， College of Flexible Electronics （Future Technology）， Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications， Nanjing 210023， China

²College of Engineering and Applied Sciences， Nanjing University， Nanjing 210023， China

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Xinyu FANG, Jiahui ZHAO, Xiao YU, Qilin JIA, Jingqi TIAN, Ziye WANG, Jidan YANG, Bingxiang LI. In-plane polarization beam splitter based on patterned liquid crystal alignment[J]. Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, 2025, 40(6): 827

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Received: Mar. 24, 2025

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Published Online: Jul. 14, 2025

The Author Email: Jidan YANG (jdyang@njupt.edu.cn), Bingxiang LI (bxli@njupt.edu.cn)

DOI:10.37188/CJLCD.2025-0064

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