- Patent Title: All-optical, optically addressable liquid crystal-based light valve employing photoswitchable alignment layer for high-power and/or large aperture laser applications
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Application No.: US16542341Application Date: 2019-08-16
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Publication No.: US11581691B2Publication Date: 2023-02-14
- Inventor: Kenneth L. Marshall , Stavros G. Demos , Tanya Kosc
- Applicant: University of Rochester
- Applicant Address: US NY Rochester
- Assignee: University of Rochester
- Current Assignee: University of Rochester
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Rochester
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: H01S3/00
- IPC: H01S3/00 ; C09K19/00 ; G02F1/1337
Abstract:
A beam shaping system including an all-optical liquid crystal beam shaper, the beam shaper including a photoswitchable alignment material including at least one of a PESI-F, SPMA:MMA 1:5, SPMA:MMA 1:9, ora SOMA:SOMA-p:MMA 1:1:6 material, at least some of the liquid crystals of the beam shaper including at least one of a phenylcyclohexane, cyclo-cyclohexane, or a perfluorinated material.
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