- Instrument Introduction
A liquid crystal is an organic polymer compound that exists between a liquid and a crystal; it possesses both the fluidity of a liquid and the orientation properties of a crystal. When liquid crystal molecules are arranged in an ordered manner, they exhibit optical anisotropy. A liquid crystal display (LCD) is a spatial light modulator that utilizes the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals. This modulator is electrically addressable, facilitating computer-controlled input and output of signals, and can also be used for optical information processing, such as computational holography. This product is suitable for basic optical laboratory instruction in optoelectronic information engineering, physics, and related disciplines.
- Product Features
· An open, hands-on experimental setup that fosters students’ practical skills and deepens their understanding of experimental principles
· Robust software support enables the holographic encoding and decoding of ordinary images, as well as the measurement of the electro-optic effect of liquid crystals
· Experiment manuals specifically tailored to students’ comprehension levels; clear and accessible explanations of experimental principles and procedures allow students with no prior experimental experience to independently complete the entire experiment, while supplementary discussion questions are provided for further learning
- Experimental Content
1. Experiment on the electro-optic effect of liquid crystals
2. Measurement of the microstructure of an electro-addressable liquid crystal shutter using diffraction theory
3. Experiments on light interference and diffraction
4. Computational holographic optics experiment
5. Experiment on measuring the diffraction efficiency of a hologram
6. Verification of the properties of the Fourier transform and holographic properties