Multi-imaging characteristics of electrically controlled on-axis holographic polymer-dispersed liquid-crystal Fresnel lens

Xiaopeng Wei; Jihong Zheng; Yanan Wang; Zheng Gao; Lijia Sun; Yang Lu; Songlin Zhuang

doi:10.1117/1.OE.54.3.037110

26 March 2015 Multi-imaging characteristics of electrically controlled on-axis holographic polymer-dispersed liquid-crystal Fresnel lens

Xiaopeng Wei, Jihong Zheng, Yanan Wang, Zheng Gao, Lijia Sun, Yang Lu, Songlin Zhuang

Author Affiliations +

Optical Engineering, Vol. 54, Issue 3, 037110 (March 2015). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.54.3.037110

Abstract

This paper reports on the investigation of the electrically controlled multifocus, multi-imaging characteristics of an on-axis holographic polymer-dispersed liquid-crystal (H-PDLC) Fresnel lens. The Fresnel lens is examined within a PDLC cell through the analysis of interference fringes generated by on-axis plane and spherical waves. Experiments are conducted to investigate the multifocus and multi-imaging phenomena of the H-PDLC Fresnel lens, and a corresponding geometrical optical analysis is also provided. It is then demonstrated that the H-PDLC Fresnel lens is a plane-surface diffractive optical device which modulates the phase of incident light through a periodic change of refractive index and forms multiple symmetrical images. Its diffraction properties, which can be controlled electrically, have further potential applications in this field.

Citation Download Citation

Xiaopeng Wei, Jihong Zheng, Yanan Wang, Zheng Gao, Lijia Sun, Yang Lu, and Songlin Zhuang "Multi-imaging characteristics of electrically controlled on-axis holographic polymer-dispersed liquid-crystal Fresnel lens," Optical Engineering 54(3), 037110 (26 March 2015). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.54.3.037110

Published: 26 March 2015

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available