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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-04164-0
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- Slovenian Research Agency ARRS [P1-0099, J1-2462, J1-1697, N1-0195]
- ERC Advanced grant LOGOS [884928]
- EU Cohesion Policy [Raziskovalci-2.1-UL-FMF-952012]
- Adria Tehnik d. o.o.
- Ministry of Education, Science and Sport
- European Research Council (ERC) [884928] Funding Source: European Research Council (ERC)
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In this study, tunable light beam control based on multi-layer liquid-crystal cells and an external electric field was demonstrated. This device allows for precise control of outgoing light propagation and has potential applications in projectors or automotive headlamps.
Shaping and steering of light beams is essential in many modern applications, ranging from optical tweezers, camera lenses, vision correction to 3D displays. However, current realisations require increasingly greater tunability and aim for lesser specificity for use in diverse applications. Here, we demonstrate tunable light beam control based on multi-layer liquid-crystal cells and external electric field, capable of extended beam shifting, steering, and expanding, using a combination of theory and full numerical modelling, both for liquid crystal orientations and the transmitted light. Specifically, by exploiting three different function-specific and tunable birefringent nematic layers, we show an effective liquid-crystal beam control device, capable of precise control of outgoing light propagation, with possible application in projectors or automotive headlamps.
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