近年來，軸對稱光學技術被大量使用於雷射與光學系統中，更發展於通訊、顯示、光電子學及生物醫學光電等方面，但是在建構此種光學系統過程中，複雜的光學元件仍是軸對稱光學系統設計上的瓶頸。然而，有賴於液晶材料所具有的光電特性，及液晶光學研究的進步，液晶材料逐漸應用於軸對稱元件的製作。本實驗室開發出良好的軸對稱液晶元件製作技術，突破以往傳統接觸式製作方式，改以新型的非接觸式製作方式-光配向技術。此配向技術乃是利用摻雜偶氮衍生物(如氮苯、偶氮染料等)於液晶材料中，以單一激發光使偶氮染料吸附於基板上(單光子效應)，其中最主要的機制為光引致染料分子吸附效應(包含：正/負力矩效應、光致同素異構化效應、吸附/脫附效應)。並以上述方式製作出單、雙面光配向之軸對稱液晶元件。
本論文以此種元件製作技術為基礎，應用於三方面之研究主題，第一：利用單面軸對稱光配向液晶元件之特性，以液晶分子排列螺旋結構中的不連續線變化，進行輕手性分子之螺旋扭轉能測量，此種新型螺旋扭轉能測量方式較過去的測量技術(如：楔形元件、膽固醇液晶反射光譜)更為精準，並可應用於測量極低的輕手性分子摻雜濃度之液晶材料。第二：利用軸對稱液晶元件製加以設計並組合出可應用於軸對稱光學系統的特殊偏振轉換元件。調整軸對稱光配向寫入光偏振方向，可製作出特殊分布的軸對稱配向元件，藉由設計組合出可以產生特殊光電場的軸對稱光學元件，並且此種元件具有可電壓調控之特性，有利於改善傳統軸對稱光學系統設計複雜的缺點。此外，軸對稱液晶元件還可以加以應用於雷射系統中。第三：利用此種軸對稱液晶元件所轉換的特殊光偏振，將高斯分佈之雷射光斑轉換為多拿滋型雷射光斑(甜甜圈型雷射光斑)，並可利用電壓調控產生不同之光束形狀，由於液晶材料之光學性質，此元件亦可用於生物醫學光電所採用之紅外光波長，且同樣具有可電控之特性。此外，藉由簡單的光學系統亦可轉換為不同的光斑外型(如：花瓣型)，大幅增加了此光學元件的應用價值，將有助於光鑷系統之開發。

In recent years, axially symmetric optical technology has been widely used in laser and optical systems, and has also been increasingly developed in communication, display, optoelectronics, and bio-photonics fields. However, building complex optical components are challenging in the design of axially symmetric optical systems. With the development of the optical and electrical properties of liquid crystal materials, liquid crystal is gradually used in the production of axially symmetric components. The axially symmetric liquid crystal device fabrication technology has been well developed, breaking through the traditional contact fabricating method using new non-contact production methods such as photo-alignment. This technique involves the doping of azo derivatives (e.g., azobenzene, azo dyes) in liquid crystal materials. The adsorption of azo dyes in a dye-doped liquid crystal (DDLC) film is achieved through a single pump beam. Light-induced dye adsorption is the main mechanism of liquid crystal photo-alignment, which conclusively results from the positive/negative torque effect, photoisomerization effect, and adsorption/desorption. Single-sided and double-side axially symmetric photo-alignment liquid crystal devices were produced via the method described above.
This study consists of three experiments based on the fabricating technique of axially symmetric photo-alignment liquid crystal devices.
(1) Using the optical properties of a single side axially symmetric photo-alignment liquid crystal device (homogeneous-radial device), we detected the variations of the disclination line in the spiral structure formed by liquid crystal molecules to measure the helical twisting power (HTP) of a chiral dopant in liquid crystal materials. The HTP measured using an axially symmetrical liquid crystal film is more accurate than that using other methods such as the Cano wedge cell and the reflective spectrum of a cholesteric liquid crystal. In addition, this novel method can be used for measuring very low doping concentrations of the chiral dopant in liquid crystal materials.
(2) The special polarization converter, which is formed by combining these axially symmetric photo-alignment liquid crystal devices, can be applied to the axially symmetric optical system. The axially symmetric polarization converter can generate a special optical field and polarization for axially symmetric optics. Such axially symmetric liquid crystal devices can be modulated by applying voltage. These devices are useful for simplifying complex axially symmetric optical systems. Moreover, the special design of axially symmetric devices can be utilized for applications of laser systems.
(3) The axially symmetric liquid crystal device can convert a Gaussian laser beam into a donut-shaped laser beam. Moreover, it can modulate the shape of a laser beam by applying voltage. Notably, this device can be used for infrared wavelength applied for biophotonics application, and can also be tuned by applying voltage.
In addition, this novel liquid crystal device can be utilized in a simple optical system for converting a differently shaped laser beam (e.g., petal-type). The device developed in this study has substantially increased the value of the application and will contribute to the development of an optical tweezer system.

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