authors
- URRUCHI DEL POZO, VIRGINIA
- GAONA BARBA, NOEMI
- SANCHEZ PENA, JOSE MANUEL
Evaluation of the Phase Modulation During V-Shaped Switching in a Smectic Liquid Crystal Device
Articles
Overview
published in
publication date
- July 2008
start page
- 272
end page
- 281
volume
- 494
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1542-1406
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1563-5287
abstract
- In this work, V-shaped liquid crystals are proposed for phase modulation optical devices. The aim is to measure the relationship between phase shift and the applied voltage by an experimental set-up based on an interferometer. The optical retardation of the liquid crystal medium could then be determined simply by measuring the phase difference of the waves of the two arms. By supplying a voltage, the liquid crystal molecules are reoriented and the effective refractive index of the liquid crystal changes. Preliminary results show that the devices may be used such as phase modulators, but the phase modulation is polarization sensitive.[Editorial: Taylor and Francis Ltd Lugar de publicación: USA]