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Widely tunable guided-mode resonance filter using 90° twisted liquid crystal cladding

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This work proposes a tunable reflective guided-mode resonant (GMR) filter that incorporates a 90° twisted nematic liquid crystal (TNLC). The GMR grating acts as an optical resonator that reflects strongly at the resonance wavelength and as an alignment layer for LC. The 90° TNLC functions as an achromic polarization rotator that alters the polarization of incident light. The resonance wavelength and reflectance of such a filter can be controlled by setting the angle of incidence and driving the 90° TNLC, respectively. The designed filter exhibits a very large spectral shift in resonance wavelength from 710 to 430 nm, which covers the entire visible spectrum. The transmittance can be tuned to within 10 V at various resonance wavelengths. The hybrid GMR - LC filter is compact, has a simple design, and is easy to fabricated. It can therefore be used in practical applications.

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