The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Nanjing University

Fei Xu

Yanqing Lu

Wei Hu

Hoi Sing Kwok

Vladimir Grigorievich Chigrinov

Abhishek Kumar Srivastava

Xiaowen Lin

Shuyi Zhang

Qi Zhong

A liquid crystal cell structure is provided. The liquid crystal cell structure includes: two polarizers; and a liquid crystal diffractive light modulating cell placed between the two polarizers. The cell includes: two transparent substrates treated by photoalignment; and a ferroelectric liquid crystal layer disposed between the two transparent substrates with current conducting layers, the ferroelectric liquid crystal layer comprising ferroelectric liquid crystals. The two transparent substrates treated by photoalignment are configured to provide multiple alignment domains in the ferroelectric liquid crystals with a planar surface orientation. Adjacent domains of the multiple alignment domains are oriented at an angle with respect to each other.

Fast switchable and high diffraction efficiency grating ferroelectric liquid crystal cell

Technologies are generally described for techniques useful in an interferometer system. In some examples, a system may include a first waveguide effective to propagate a first wave in a first mode. In some examples, the system may include a second waveguide effective to, in response to the first wave, propagate second and third waves in second and third modes, respectively. In some examples, the second waveguide may be effective to reflect the second and third waves off a reflection surface to produce first, second, third and fourth reflected waves. In some examples, the second waveguide may be effective to propagate the first and third reflected waves in the second mode and propagate the second and fourth reflected waves in the third mode.

Multi-mode interferometer techniques

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Nanjing, China

Fei Xu