Abstract
A polarization-selective multiple-beam liquid crystal grating (MBLCG) was designed. It can be applied to an integrated optical unit (IOU) for a recordable optical pickup head in small form factor with the functions of recording data using a single beam and retrieving data using multiple beams, respectively. This device is constructed using the technologies of liquid crystal light modulator for switching diffraction effects of a single transmissive beam and multiple diffracted beams. The proposed IOU composes of a laser diode, a photodetector, a MBLCG and a holographic optical element (HOE). The optical axes of the MBLCG and HOE are mutually perpendicular so that the round-trip light efficiency of the IOU can be maximized. Experimental results show that the MBLCG is capable of generating seven diffracted beams with equal light intensities and polarization-selective corresponding to an incident beam of the ordinary or extraordinary state.
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