Asymmetric dynamic phase holographic grating in nematic liquid crystal

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/25/9/094218

Abstract A new scheme for recording a dynamic phase grating with an asymmetric profile in C₆₀-doped homeotropically aligned nematic liquid crystal (NLC) was presented. An oblique incidence beam was used to record the thin asymmetric dynamic phase holographic grating. The diffraction efficiency we achieved is more than 40%, exceeding the theoretical limit for symmetric profile gratings. Both facts can be explained by assuming that a grating with an asymmetric saw-tooth profile is formed in the NLC. Finally, physical mechanism and mathematical model for characterizing the asymmetric phase holographic grating were presented, based on the photo-refractive-like (PR-like) effect.

Keywords: nematic liquid crystal asymmetric phase grating diffraction efficiency photorefractive effect

Received: 27 May 2016
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PACS:	42.70.Df	(Liquid crystals)
	42.65.Hw	(Phase conjugation; photorefractive and Kerr effects)
	42.40.Eq	(Holographic optical elements; holographic gratings)
	42.40.Lx	(Diffraction efficiency, resolution, and other hologram characteristics)

Fund: Project supported by the Science and Technology Programs of the Educational Committee of Heilongjiang Province, China (Grant No. 12541730) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61405057).

Corresponding Authors: Chang-Yu Ren
E-mail: renchangyu@126.comedu.cn,renchangyu@usth.edu.cn

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Chang-Yu Ren(任常愚), Hong-Xin Shi(石宏新), Yan-Bao Ai(艾延宝), Xiang-Bao Yin(尹向宝), Feng Wang(王丰), Hong-Wei Ding(丁红伟) Asymmetric dynamic phase holographic grating in nematic liquid crystal 2016 Chin. Phys. B 25 094218

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