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Measuring Magnetically-Tuned Ferroelectric Polarization in Liquid Crystals
Published on: August 15, 2018
Polarization independent varifocal lens using KTN crystals
Takahiro Inagaki1, Tadayuki Imai, Jun Miyazu
1NTT Photonics Laboratories, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan. inagaki.takahiro@lab.ntt.co.jp
Abstract:
We fabricated a polarization-independent varifocal lens using KTa(1-x)Nb(x)O3 (KTN) crystals. The polarization dependence of the KTN crystal is effectively compensated for by combining a pair of KTN lenses and a half-wave plate. This compensation is achieved by a total electro-optic effect, which consists of the Kerr effect and the elasto-optic effects via the electrostrictive and elastic strains in the KTN crystal.
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