• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 21, Issue 3, 031301 (2023)
Yan Wu1, Yang Yang2, Yue Yin1, Linmao Dai2, Xiaochun Li2, Huihui Huang1、*, and Shuangchun Wen1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education and Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Devices, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
  • 2Shenzhen Lubon Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen 518000, China
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    Yan Wu, Yang Yang, Yue Yin, Linmao Dai, Xiaochun Li, Huihui Huang, Shuangchun Wen. Flexible high-resolution thin micropolarizers for imaging polarimetry[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2023, 21(3): 031301 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    More durable (with high impact force), lighter, and more compact flexible azo dye micropolarizers are attractive candidates for low-cost, simple polarization imaging systems. The liquid crystal polymer (LCP), as an emerging material developed by photo-alignment technology, is a potential material for organizing the long-range ordered structure of azo dyes. However, little research has been done on LCP aligned azo dyes. This paper points out and solves a key problem that restricts the fabrication of high-precision arrays in guest (azo dye)-host (LCP) systems: the doping of dyes leads to disorder of the LCP during curing. After solving the problem, the relationship between the thickness of the LCP and the extinction ratio of the polarizing film was investigated, which effectively improved the extinction ratio. Alignment of azo dye molecules in the range of 2 µm (0°–180°) and arrays of micropolarizers (0°, 45°, 90°, -45°) with 8 µm × 8 µm pixel pitch was achieved by laser direct writing technology. The bending cycle test demonstrates the mechanical stability of the ultrathin flexible polarizer. The flexible patterned polarizer with robust chemical and mechanical stabilities provides a flexible way to capture the polarization of the light and highly integrated advanced flexible optoelectronic devices.
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    Yan Wu, Yang Yang, Yue Yin, Linmao Dai, Xiaochun Li, Huihui Huang, Shuangchun Wen. Flexible high-resolution thin micropolarizers for imaging polarimetry[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2023, 21(3): 031301
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