Device simulation of liquid crystal polarization gratings.

Liquid crystal polarization gratings manifest several unique features, such as high diffraction efficiency, polarization selectivity, and fast switching time. However, few works address the chiral-doped liquid crystal alignment issue in such gratings. Here, we develop an improved relaxation method to analyze the liquid crystal director distribution in chiral-doped polarization gratings. Our simulation result agrees well with experimental data on a polarization volume grating. The criteria for forming planar or slanted polarization grating are discussed.

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