Molecular Alignment Patterning Enabled by Novel Photopolymerization with Structured Light and its Optical Applications

S Hashimoto, K Hisano, M Aizawa… - Novel Optical …, 2024 - World Scientific
Precise patterning of two-dimensional (2D) alignment of liquid crystals (LCs) has attracted
great attention with a view to enhancing their optical and mechanical functionalities …

Fabrication of diffractive waveplates by scanning wave photopolymerization with digital light processor

H Nakamura, Y Kobayashi, M Ota, M Aizawa… - Journal of …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Liquid-crystalline materials with precise molecular orientation patterns have attracted much
attention due to their potential application to diffractive waveplates by utilizing their optical …