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Crystal Smectic G Phase Retarder for the Real-Time Spatial-Temporal Modulation of Optical Information

JCCT.
2023;
Volume 17, Number 4
: pp. 758 - 765
https://doi.org/10.23939/chcht17.04.758
Authors:
  1. Gia Petriashvili
  2. Andro Chanishvili
  3. Nino Ponjavidze
  4. Ketevan Chubinidze
  5. Tamara Tatrishvili
  6. Elene Kalandia
  7. Ana Petriashvili
  8. Tamar Makharadze
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Vladimir Chavchanidze Institute of Cybernetics of the Georgian Technical University
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Vladimir Chavchanidze Institute of Cybernetics of the Georgian Technical University
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Vladimir Chavchanidze Institute of Cybernetics of the Georgian Technical University
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Vladimir Chavchanidze Institute of Cybernetics of the Georgian Technical University
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Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, 2 Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry and Polymeric Materials, Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
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Vladimir Chavchanidze Institute of Cybernetics of the Georgian Technical University
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Vladimir Chavchanidze Institute of Cybernetics of the Georgian Technical University
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Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University R.Agladze Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Electrochemistr

We have manufactured and investigated a novel phase retarder based on a rare and less studied liquid crystal phase, such as the Crystal Smectic G-phase prepared by mixing two certified nematic mixtures. The phase retarder is transparent in the visible and near-infrared parts of the optical spectrum. The temperature stability over a wide temperature range, high birefringence, and high strength, allow the production of various types of phase retarders that can be used in optics, optical chemical analysis,and polarimetry.

Crystal Smectic G phase
phase retarder
optical information
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