Polarization holography for vortex retarders recording: laboratory demonstration

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holography; polarization; liquid crystal

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[en] This paper will present a prototype of the first set of vortex retarders made of liquid crystal polymers recorded by polarization holography. Vortex retarders are birefringent plates characterized by a rotation of their fast axis. Liquid crystals possess birefringent properties and they are locally orientable. Their orientation is defined by the perpendicular to the local orientation of the recording field. Polarization holography is a purely optical recording method. It is based on the superimposition of coherent and differently polarized beams. It is used to shape the electric field pattern to enable the recording of vortex retarders. The paper details the mathematical model of the superimposition process. The recording setup is exposed; it is characterized by a nearly common path interferometer. Two sets of measurements allowing the prediction of the retarder’s features are presented and compared. Finally, the experimentally recorded retarder is shown, its characteristics are investigated and compared to the predicted ones.

Research center :

Hololab

Disciplines :

Physics

Author, co-author :

Piron, Pierre ; Université de Liège > Département de physique > Optique - Hololab

Blain, Pascal ; Université de Liège > CSL (Centre Spatial de Liège)

Décultot, Marc ; Université de Liège > Département de physique > Optique - Hololab

Mawet, Dimitri

Habraken, Serge ; Université de Liège > Département de physique > Optique - Hololab

Language :

English

Title :

Polarization holography for vortex retarders recording: laboratory demonstration

Publication date :

15 May 2015

Journal title :

Applied Optics

ISSN :

1559-128X

eISSN :

2155-3165

Publisher :

Optical Society of America, Washington, United States - District of Columbia

Volume :

Issue :

Pages :

4765-4770

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Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

European Projects :

FP7 - 337569 - VORTEX - Taking extrasolar planet imaging to a new level with vector vortex coronagraphy

Name of the research project :

VORTEX

Funders :

FRIA - Fonds pour la Formation à la Recherche dans l'Industrie et dans l'Agriculture [BE]
CE - Commission Européenne [BE]

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