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June 9, 2019
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Modal liquid crystal microaxicon array

Publicated to: OPTICS LETTERS. 39 (12): 3476-3479 - 2014-06-15 39(12), DOI: 10.1364/OL.39.003476

Authors:

Algorri, JF; Urruchi, V; Bennis, N; Sánchez-Pena, JM
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Affiliations

Mil Univ Technol, Inst Appl Phys - Author
Univ Carlos III Madrid, Dept Elect Technol - Author

Abstract

A novel tunable liquid crystal microaxicon array is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The proposed structure is capable of generating tunable axicons (thousands of elements) of micrometric size, with simple control (four control voltages) and low voltage, and is totally reconfigurable. Depending on the applied voltages, control over the diameter, as well as the effective wedge angle, can be achieved. Controls over the diameter ranging from 107 to 77 mu m have been demonstrated. In addition, a control over the phase profile tunability, from 12 pi to 24 pi radians, has been demonstrated. This result modifies the effective cone angle. The diameter tunability, as well the effective cone angle, results in a control over the nondiffractive Bessel beam distance. The RMS wavefront deviation from the ideal axicon is only lambda/3. The proposed device has several advantages over the existing microaxicon arrays, including being simple having a low cost. The device could contribute to developing new applications and to reducing the fabrication costs of current devices. (C) 2014 Optical Society of America
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Keywords

AxiconBessel beamsElementsFabricationLensesSystem

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The work has been published in the journal OPTICS LETTERS due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2014, it was in position 11/87, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Optics.

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  • WoS: 21
  • Scopus: 17
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  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/37453/

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  • Views: 433
  • Downloads: 359
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This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Poland.

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Awards linked to the item

This work was supported by the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion of Spain (grant no. TEC2009-13991-C02-01) and Comunidad de Madrid (grant no. FACTOTEM2 S2009/ESP-1781).
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