All-optical, optically addressable liquid crystal-based light valve employing photoswitchable alignment layer for high-power and/or large aperture laser applications

Marshall, Kenneth L.; Demos, Stavros G.; Kosc, Tanya

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Title: All-optical, optically addressable liquid crystal-based light valve employing photoswitchable alignment layer for high-power and/or large aperture laser applications

Abstract

A beam shaping system including an all-optical liquid crystal beam shaper, the beam shaper including a photoswitchable alignment material including at least one of a PESI-F, SPMA:MMA 1:5, SPMA:MMA 1:9, ora SOMA:SOMA-p:MMA 1:1:6 material, at least some of the liquid crystals of the beam shaper including at least one of a phenylcyclohexane, cyclo-cyclohexane, or a perfluorinated material.

Inventors:: Marshall, Kenneth L.; Demos, Stavros G.; Kosc, Tanya

Issue Date:: 2023-02-14

Research Org.:: Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1987130

Patent Number(s):: 11581691

Application Number:: 16/542,341

Assignee:: University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)

DOE Contract Number:: EE0006033; NA0001944; NA0003856

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 08/16/2019

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Marshall, Kenneth L., Demos, Stavros G., and Kosc, Tanya. All-optical, optically addressable liquid crystal-based light valve employing photoswitchable alignment layer for high-power and/or large aperture laser applications.  United States: N. p., 2023. 
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                    Marshall, Kenneth L., Demos, Stavros G., & Kosc, Tanya. All-optical, optically addressable liquid crystal-based light valve employing photoswitchable alignment layer for high-power and/or large aperture laser applications.  United States.

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