Design and analysis of the liquid crystal depolarizer based on random phase distribution

Zhang Yuqi; Wang Yuqin; Chen Dan; Zhang Rongzhu

doi:10.11884/HPLPB202335.230180

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Zhang Yuqi, Wang Yuqin, Chen Dan, et al. Design and analysis of the liquid crystal depolarizer based on random phase distribution[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2023, 35: 111003. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202335.230180

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Zhang Yuqi, Wang Yuqin, Chen Dan, et al. Design and analysis of the liquid crystal depolarizer based on random phase distribution[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2023, 35: 111003. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202335.230180

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Design and analysis of the liquid crystal depolarizer based on random phase distribution

doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202335.230180

College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China

Received Date: 2023-06-15
Accepted Date: 2023-10-16
Rev Recd Date: 2023-10-14

Available Online: 2023-10-18

Publish Date: 2023-11-11

Abstract

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To control the depolarization of incident laser with different polarization states, a liquid crystal depolarizer with random phase distribution structure is designed. For cholesteric liquid crystal device, a model of laser transmission through cholesteric liquid crystal device is established by using finite-difference time-domain method. The theoretical model is verified by experiments, and the polarization change and polarization distribution characteristics of laser through the liquid crystal array unit are analyzed. The simulation results show that the cholesteric liquid crystal device can achieve good depolarization effect for the linear polarized light with different polarization angles under the conditions of suitable liquid crystal material and maximum thickness of the micro-etching pit, and the applicable spectrum is wide.
- liquid crystal depolarizer,
- random phase difference,
- cholesteric liquid crystal,
- degree of polarization

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