Device simulation of liquid crystal polarization gratings

Opt Express. 2019 Jun 24;27(13):18102-18112. doi: 10.1364/OE.27.018102.

Abstract

Liquid crystal polarization gratings manifest several unique features, such as high diffraction efficiency, polarization selectivity, and fast switching time. However, few works address the chiral-doped liquid crystal alignment issue in such gratings. Here, we develop an improved relaxation method to analyze the liquid crystal director distribution in chiral-doped polarization gratings. Our simulation result agrees well with experimental data on a polarization volume grating. The criteria for forming planar or slanted polarization grating are discussed.