| Literature DB >> 20885523 |
E M Korenic, S D Jacobs, J K Houghton, A Schmid, F Kreuzer.
Abstract
A nematic polymer liquid crystal is used to construct wave plates for use at 1054 nm. Three methods of wave-plate construction are discussed: double substrate with fiber spacers in homogeneous distribution, double substrate with fiber spacers in annular distribution, and single substrate. The polymer liquid crystal shows high laser-damage resistance, making it particularly useful for high-peak-power laser applications. Alignment techniques and measurement of birefringence for the highly viscous polymer are described.Entities:
Year: 1994 PMID： 20885523 DOI： 10.1364/AO.33.001889
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Opt ISSN： 1559-128X Impact factor: 1.980