• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 51, Issue 7, 20210511 (2022)
Qingquan Zheng1, Chunyang Wang1,2, Zishuo Wang2, Zeng Wang1, and Ding Kang1
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Ordnance Science and Technology, Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an 710072, China
  • 2College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20210511 Cite this Article
    Qingquan Zheng, Chunyang Wang, Zishuo Wang, Zeng Wang, Ding Kang. Research on diffraction characteristics of liquid crystal polarization grating under oblique incidence[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2022, 51(7): 20210511 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) Molecular arrangement of liquid crystal without driving voltage; (b) Molecular arrangement of liquid crystal at driving voltage
    Fig. 1. (a) Molecular arrangement of liquid crystal without driving voltage; (b) Molecular arrangement of liquid crystal at driving voltage
    Distribution of liquid crystal molecular inclination angle at different voltages
    Fig. 2. Distribution of liquid crystal molecular inclination angle at different voltages
    (a) Vertical incident beam model;(b) Beam oblique incident model
    Fig. 3. (a) Vertical incident beam model;(b) Beam oblique incident model
    Relation diagram between incident light vector and pointing vector
    Fig. 4. Relation diagram between incident light vector and pointing vector
    Relationship between oblique incident angle, voltage and +1 diffraction efficiency
    Fig. 5. Relationship between oblique incident angle, voltage and +1 diffraction efficiency
    (a) Vertical incident; (b) Oblique incident −10°; (c) Oblique incident +10°
    Fig. 6. (a) Vertical incident; (b) Oblique incident −10°; (c) Oblique incident +10°
    (a) +1 order diffraction efficiency; (b) 0 order diffraction efficiency
    Fig. 7. (a) +1 order diffraction efficiency; (b) 0 order diffraction efficiency
    Schematic diagram of the experimental device
    Fig. 8. Schematic diagram of the experimental device
    (a) Light spot pattern of +1 under vertical incidence; (b) Light spot pattern of +1 at 5° incidence; (c) Light spot pattern of +1 at 10° incidence
    Fig. 9. (a) Light spot pattern of +1 under vertical incidence; (b) Light spot pattern of +1 at 5° incidence; (c) Light spot pattern of +1 at 10° incidence
    Experimental verification
    Fig. 10. Experimental verification
    Oblique incidence angle/(°) 012345678910
    Driving voltage/V2.22.22.22.22.22.22.12.12.12.02.0
    Diffraction efficiency99.3%99.1%98.9%98.5%98.1%97.4%96.5%95.5%94.3%92.9%91.4%
    Table 1. Corresponding relationship between driving voltage and diffraction efficiency when the beam is incident at 0°-10°
    Oblique incidence angle/(°)0−1−2−3−4−5−6−7−8−9−10
    Driving voltage/V2.22.22.22.22.22.32.32.32.32.42.4
    Diffraction efficiency99.3%99.1%98.8%98.3%97.5%96.5%95.3%93.7%91.9%89.8%87.1%
    Table 2. Corresponding relationship between driving voltage and diffraction efficiency when the beam is incident at −10°-0°
    Qingquan Zheng, Chunyang Wang, Zishuo Wang, Zeng Wang, Ding Kang. Research on diffraction characteristics of liquid crystal polarization grating under oblique incidence[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2022, 51(7): 20210511
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