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Lossless Linear Polarization Rotator by Using a ECB Liquid Crystal Cell and a Quarter Wave Plate

ECB 액정 셀과 1/4 파장판을 이용하여 구성한 무손실 선형편광 회전기

  • Jo, Jae-Heung (Department of Optics and Electromagnetics, Hannam University)
  • 조재흥 (한남대학교, 이과대학, 광.전자물리학과)
  • Published : 2009.02.25
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Abstract

We make a simple electrically controllable linear polarization rotator over $360^{\circ}$ without loss by using a thick ECB(electrically controlled birefringence) liquid crystal cell and a quarter wave plate at 514.5 nm wavelength. Its operating principle can be analyzed and explained by using simple polarization analysis and experimental data. We demonstrate that the degree of polarization of the rotator is 0.964 and the temporal variation for 1 week lies within ${\pm}1$ degree. We can easily solve the problem of nonlinearity of the dependence of the rotational angle of linear polarization on the applied voltage by changing the utilized voltage range or its fitting curve.

파장 514.5 nm에서 8.4 um 두께의 ECB(Electically Controlled Birefringenence) 액정 셀과 1/4 파장판을 이용하여 간단하게 360도 이상으로 선형편광의 방향을 광손실없이 자유롭게 바꿀 수 있는 선형편광 회전기를 제안하고 이를 구현하였다. 이 선형편광 회전기의 편광도는 0.964이며, 1주일간의 시간적 변화도 ${\pm}1$도 정도로 시간적 안정성이 매우 뛰어남을 확인하였다. 이 선형편광기의 전압 대회전각의 비선형성 문제는 사용할 전압범위를 바꾸거나 이 선형편광 회전기의 회전각에 대한 피팅곡선을 사용하면 쉽게 해결할 수 있다.

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