Active Optical Beam Shaping Based on Liquid Crystals and Polymer Micro-Structures
Emerging applications requiring light beam manipulation, such as high-efficiency sunlight concentrators for solar cells, switchable micro-lens arrays for autostereoscopic displays, tunable lenses for augmented reality goggles, auto-focusing spectacles, and smart contact lenses, mostly depend on one...
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| author | Xiaobing Shang Dieter Cuypers Tigran Baghdasaryan Michael Vervaeke Hugo Thienpont Jeroen Beeckman Kristiaan Neyts Quan Li Chao Wu Hongqiang Li Changjun Jiang Herbert De Smet |
| author_facet | Xiaobing Shang Dieter Cuypers Tigran Baghdasaryan Michael Vervaeke Hugo Thienpont Jeroen Beeckman Kristiaan Neyts Quan Li Chao Wu Hongqiang Li Changjun Jiang Herbert De Smet |
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| description | Emerging applications requiring light beam manipulation, such as high-efficiency sunlight concentrators for solar cells, switchable micro-lens arrays for autostereoscopic displays, tunable lenses for augmented reality goggles, auto-focusing spectacles, and smart contact lenses, mostly depend on one or more active optical components with the desired and controllable beam modifying functionalities, preferably manufactured at relatively low cost. Recent progress in research on components based on the combination of liquid crystals (LCs) and various polymer micro-structures is reviewed in this paper. It is found that such components can address the demands appropriately and have the potential of paving the way for large-scale applications of active optical beam shaping components. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-35890ebd3c0b42349590c4360c6022d62023-11-20T18:59:18ZengMDPI AGCrystals2073-43522020-10-01101197710.3390/cryst10110977Active Optical Beam Shaping Based on Liquid Crystals and Polymer Micro-StructuresXiaobing Shang0Dieter Cuypers1Tigran Baghdasaryan2Michael Vervaeke3Hugo Thienpont4Jeroen Beeckman5Kristiaan Neyts6Quan Li7Chao Wu8Hongqiang Li9Changjun Jiang10Herbert De Smet11College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, ChinaCentre for Microsystems Technology, Ghent University and imec, 9052 Gent, BelgiumBrussels Photonics Team, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussel, BelgiumBrussels Photonics Team, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussel, BelgiumBrussels Photonics Team, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussel, BelgiumLiquid Crystal and Photonics Group, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, BelgiumLiquid Crystal and Photonics Group, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, BelgiumCollege of Electronic and Information Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, ChinaInstitute of Dongguan-Tongji University, Dongguan 523808, ChinaInstitute of Dongguan-Tongji University, Dongguan 523808, ChinaCollege of Electronic and Information Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, ChinaCentre for Microsystems Technology, Ghent University and imec, 9052 Gent, BelgiumEmerging applications requiring light beam manipulation, such as high-efficiency sunlight concentrators for solar cells, switchable micro-lens arrays for autostereoscopic displays, tunable lenses for augmented reality goggles, auto-focusing spectacles, and smart contact lenses, mostly depend on one or more active optical components with the desired and controllable beam modifying functionalities, preferably manufactured at relatively low cost. Recent progress in research on components based on the combination of liquid crystals (LCs) and various polymer micro-structures is reviewed in this paper. It is found that such components can address the demands appropriately and have the potential of paving the way for large-scale applications of active optical beam shaping components.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/10/11/977optical beam shapingliquid crystalspolymer optical structuresmicro-fabricationsadaptive optics |
| spellingShingle | Xiaobing Shang Dieter Cuypers Tigran Baghdasaryan Michael Vervaeke Hugo Thienpont Jeroen Beeckman Kristiaan Neyts Quan Li Chao Wu Hongqiang Li Changjun Jiang Herbert De Smet Active Optical Beam Shaping Based on Liquid Crystals and Polymer Micro-Structures Crystals optical beam shaping liquid crystals polymer optical structures micro-fabrications adaptive optics |
| title | Active Optical Beam Shaping Based on Liquid Crystals and Polymer Micro-Structures |
| title_full | Active Optical Beam Shaping Based on Liquid Crystals and Polymer Micro-Structures |
| title_fullStr | Active Optical Beam Shaping Based on Liquid Crystals and Polymer Micro-Structures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Active Optical Beam Shaping Based on Liquid Crystals and Polymer Micro-Structures |
| title_short | Active Optical Beam Shaping Based on Liquid Crystals and Polymer Micro-Structures |
| title_sort | active optical beam shaping based on liquid crystals and polymer micro structures |
| topic | optical beam shaping liquid crystals polymer optical structures micro-fabrications adaptive optics |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/10/11/977 |
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