Liquid Crystals and Devices
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Liquid Crystals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 October 2024) | Viewed by 3999
Special Issue Editors
Interests: metasurfaces; liquid crystal; nanophotonics; geometric phase
Interests: liquid crystal devices; photoalignment; micro-nano optics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Liquid crystal (LC), a natural state of matter between liquid and crystalline material, simultaneously exhibits the fluidity of liquid and the optical anisotropy of crystals. LC has attracted widespread attention due to its exceptional material properties, such as a controllable and reconfigurable molecule orientation, large birefringence and high transparency over a wide electromagnetic spectrum, various external field stimuli (e.g., electric/magnetic field, light irradiation, and heat), etc. Liquid crystal displays (LCDs), for example, have been widely applied in smartphones, TVs, and desktop computers. This is a practical example of the intensity modulation of visible light. Due to the mature production process and large-scale production line involved in the fabrication of LC components, they can be easily integrated into optical systems. In recent years, a series of LC-structuring techniques, such as micro-rubbing, nanoimprinting, and photoalignment, have been developed to create novel functional devices beyond traditional displays, including planar optical components, structured light fields, all-optical interconnection, augmented reality, laser-tracking systems, and so on. LC-mediated geometric phase elements especially show significant potential in optical modulation, from the space domain (amplitude, phase, and polarization) to the time domain. As two of the most typical representatives in planar optics, LC and metasurfaces can be perfectly integrated to realize a variety of tunable and multifunctional optical components. The vigor and vitality of LC have been continuously proven in related research.
This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for research on liquid crystal optics and devices. Besides original research articles, we also encourage the submission of review papers on recent advances and future prospects or challenges in this field.
Dr. Xin Xie
Dr. Fan Fan
Dr. Dongliang Tang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- optical modulation
- liquid crystal photonics
- planar optics
- liquid crystal display and holography
- lens and imaging
- AR and VR
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