Title: | Ultraviolet-light-treated polyimide alignment layers for polarization-independent liquid crystal Fresnel lenses |
Authors: | Hwang, S. -J. Chen, T. -A. Lin, K. -R. Jeng, S. -C. 影像與生醫光電研究所 Institute of Imaging and Biomedical Photonics |
Issue Date: | 1-Apr-2012 |
Abstract: | The surface energy of a conventional homeotropic polyimide (PI) alignment layer was altered via ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation, and the pretilt angle of the PI was changed along with the surface energy. The surface energy can be controlled by either UV exposure time or irradiation intensity. A switchable liquid crystal Fresnel lens (LCFL) was created by the UV-treated alignment layers to form a Fresnel zone-distribution hybrid alignment, vertically aligned and hybrid aligned LC in the odd and even zones, respectively. The LCFL was made polarization-independent by circular buffing, and it had a diffraction efficiency of similar to 22% at a low driving voltage of similar to 1.2 V. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11536/16052 |
ISSN: | 0946-2171 |
Journal: | APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS |
Volume: | 107 |
Issue: | 1 |
End Page: | 151 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles |
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