Achromatic Liquid Crystal Phase Plate for Short Laser Pulses

作者:Pan Ru Pin*; Lai Cheng Wei; Lin Chia Jen; Hsieh Cho Fan; Pan Ci Ling
来源:Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 2010, 527: 65-71.
DOI:10.1080/15421406.2010.486632

摘要

This work demonstrates the feasibility of reducing pulse broadening by using liquid crystal achromatic half and quarter wave plates for ultrafast pulsed lasers. Each wave plate is made of two and three liquid crystal cells stacked together. Total phase retardation and its broadening reducing of the achromatic half wave plate have been measured. The experimental results are in good agreement with theoretical calculation.