Gradient index liquid crystal devices and method of fabrication thereof
Abstract
Laser beam apodizers using cholesteric liquid crystals provides soft edge profile by use of two separate cholesteric liquid crystal mixtures with different selective reflection bands which in an overlap region have a gradient index where reflectivity changes as a function of position. The apodizers can be configured as a one-dimensional beam apod INTRODUCTION The U.S. government has rights in the invention under Contract No. DE-FC03-85DP40200 between the University of Rochester and the Department of Energy.
- Inventors:
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- Rochester, NY
- Pittsford, NY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868044
- Patent Number(s):
- 5061046
- Assignee:
- University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC03-85DP40200
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- gradient; index; liquid; crystal; devices; method; fabrication; laser; beam; apodizers; cholesteric; crystals; provides; soft; edge; profile; separate; mixtures; selective; reflection; bands; overlap; region; reflectivity; changes; function; position; configured; one-dimensional; apod; introduction; government; rights; contract; de-fc03-85dp40200; university; rochester; department; energy; gradient index; liquid crystals; laser beam; liquid crystal; selective reflection; cholesteric liquid; crystal devices; crystal device; /349/
Citation Formats
Lee, Jae-Cheul, and Jacobs, Stephen. Gradient index liquid crystal devices and method of fabrication thereof. United States: N. p., 1991.
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abstractNote = {Laser beam apodizers using cholesteric liquid crystals provides soft edge profile by use of two separate cholesteric liquid crystal mixtures with different selective reflection bands which in an overlap region have a gradient index where reflectivity changes as a function of position. The apodizers can be configured as a one-dimensional beam apod INTRODUCTION The U.S. government has rights in the invention under Contract No. DE-FC03-85DP40200 between the University of Rochester and the Department of Energy.},
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year = {1991},
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