Stretchable, flexible, rollable, and adherable polarization volume grating film.

Volume Bragg gratings (VBGs) have many applications, including filters, wavelength multiplexing devices, and see-through displays. As a kind of VBGs, polarization volume gratings (PVGs) based on liquid crystal polymer have the advantages of nearly 100% efficiency, large deflection angle, and high polarization selectivity. However, previous reports regarding PVGs did not address high efficiency, tunable periodicity, and flexibility. Here, we report a stretchable, flexible, and rollable PVG film with high diffraction efficiency. The control of PVG by mechanical stretching is investigated, while the Bragg reflection band shift is evaluated quantitatively. Moreover, we quantified the deflection angle change's behavior, which has promising potential for laser beam steering applications. The mechanical robustness under stretch-release cycles is also scrutinized.

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