Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.433, 175-181, 2005
Polarization grating of photoaligned liquid crystals with oppositely twisted domain structures
We demonstrate a polarization grating of a liquid crystal (LC) in an oppositely twisted configuration using the photo-alignment technique. The polarization-modulated nature of the LC polarization grating is produced by a single-masking process with two step-exposure of a linearly polarized ultraviolet light. The LC polarization grating presented here produces high diffraction efficiency and polarization independence.