International Display Workshops General Incorporated Association

[LCTp1-1] Speckle Noise Reduction of Laser Light by Optimal Electroconvection Pattern in Nematic LCs

*Mitsuhiro Akimoto1, Eriko Fukuda2 (1.Sanyo-Onoda City University (Japan), 2.Kyushu Sangyo University (Japan))

Electroconvection, Nematic LC, Laser Speckle Noise, Pattern

https://doi.org/10.36463/idw.2022.0078

In the present study, the performance of a LC-based speckle reducer device based on the electroconvection phenomena in nematic LC is demonstrated. A low birefringence of LC material positively contributes to the reduction of laser speckle noise without deteriorating the beam quality of laser light.