{"title":"Quantum optical control experiment using Mach–Zehnder interferometer and twisted nematic liquid crystals","authors":"Akira Terazawa, Satoshi Yokotsuka, Hiroyuki Okada","doi":"10.35848/1347-4065/ad16be","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"A Mach–Zehnder interferometer with an optical phase control by a twisted nematic (TN) liquid crystal (LC) device was studied. In a typical TN LC device, a change in the optical rotation state of π/2 can be obtained by applying a voltage of about 5 V with a cell thickness of several-micron. The TN cell is inserted into one optical path in the Mach–Zehnder interferometer. We obtained a pattern change when voltage was applied to the LC cell due to the change of the optical interference state. As a result, a change in the number of photons under weak light conditions is observed.","PeriodicalId":14741,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Applied Physics","volume":"36 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5000,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Japanese Journal of Applied Physics","FirstCategoryId":"101","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.35848/1347-4065/ad16be","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"PHYSICS, APPLIED","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A Mach–Zehnder interferometer with an optical phase control by a twisted nematic (TN) liquid crystal (LC) device was studied. In a typical TN LC device, a change in the optical rotation state of π/2 can be obtained by applying a voltage of about 5 V with a cell thickness of several-micron. The TN cell is inserted into one optical path in the Mach–Zehnder interferometer. We obtained a pattern change when voltage was applied to the LC cell due to the change of the optical interference state. As a result, a change in the number of photons under weak light conditions is observed.
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The Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (JJAP) is an international journal for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge in all fields of applied physics. JJAP is a sister journal of the Applied Physics Express (APEX) and is published by IOP Publishing Ltd on behalf of the Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP).
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