Focusing properties of liquid crystal lens cells with stack-layered structure in the millimeter-wave region

2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 163-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Tanaka ◽  
S. Sato
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Millimeter Wave ◽  
Layered Structure ◽  
Lens Cells ◽  
Wave Region ◽  
Liquid Crystal Lens ◽  
Focusing Properties

Simulation of modal control liquid crystal lens with step sheet resistance distribution

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (9) ◽  
pp. 908-913
Author(s):  
Wei-xing GONG ◽  
◽  
Tao YU ◽  
Wei-zhi WANG ◽  
Jia-lun ZHANG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Sheet Resistance ◽  
Modal Control ◽  
Liquid Crystal Lens

scholarly journals Gradient pretilt angle alignment materials with different photosensitivity for tunable polarization‐independent self‐aligned liquid crystal lens

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veronika S. Bezruchenko ◽  
Alexander A. Muravsky ◽  
Anatoli A. Murauski ◽  
Alexander I. Stankevich ◽  
Uladzimir V. Mahilny
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Liquid Crystal Lens ◽  
Polarization Independent ◽  
Pretilt Angle

scholarly journals Temperature Characterization of Liquid Crystal Dielectric Image Line Phase Shifter for Millimeter-Wave Applications

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Henning Tesmer ◽  
Rani Razzouk ◽  
Ersin Polat ◽  
Dongwei Wang ◽  
Rolf Jakoby ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Millimeter Wave ◽  
Insertion Loss ◽  
Phase Shifter ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Differential Phase ◽  
Dependent Behavior ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Temperature Dependent Behavior

In this paper we investigate the temperature dependent behavior of a liquid crystal (LC) loaded tunable dielectric image guide (DIG) phase shifter at millimeter-wave frequencies from 80 GHz to 110 GHz for future high data rate communications. The adhesive, necessary for precise fabrication, is analyzed before temperature dependent behavior of the component is shown, using the nematic LC-mixture GT7-29001. The temperature characterization is conducted by changing the temperature of the LC DIG’s ground plane between −10∘C and 80 ∘C. The orientation of the LC molecules, and therefore the effective macroscopic relative permittivity of the DIG, is changed by inserting the temperature setup in a fixture with rotatable magnets. Temperature independent matching can be observed, while the insertion loss gradually increases with temperature for both highest and lowest permittivity of the LC. At 80 ∘C the insertion loss is up to 1.3dB higher and at −10∘C it is 0.6dB lower than the insertion loss present at 20 ∘C. In addition, the achievable differential phase is reduced with increasing temperature. The impact of molecule alignment to this reduction is shown for the phase shifter and an estimated 85% of the anisotropy is still usable with an LC DIG phase shifter when increasing the temperature from 20 ∘C to 80 ∘C. Higher reduction of differential phase is present at higher frequencies as the electrical length of the phase shifter increases. A maximum difference in differential phase of 72∘ is present at 110 GHz, when increasing the temperature from 20 ∘C to 80 ∘C. Nevertheless, a well predictable, quasi-linear behavior can be observed at the covered temperature range, highlighting the potential of LC-based dielectric components at millimeter wave frequencies.

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