Abstract
We analyzed the polarization-switching characteristics of a ferroelectric liquid-crystal polarization control device using a double-layer cell structure for free-space optical processing and switching systems. We theoretically derived the optimum arrangement of layered cells for 90° polarization switching. The theory shows that the optimum parameter range for the double-layer cell structure is wider than that for a single-layer cell. We verified our theory by measuring the polarization cross talk of experimental polarization control devices.
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