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Π€ΠΎΡΠΎΠΎΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ½Π³: ΠΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ ΠΆΠΈΠ΄ΠΊΠΎΠΊΡΠΈΡΡΠ°Π»Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ°Ρ ΡΠ΅Ρ Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡ Π΄Π»Ρ Π΄ΠΈΡΠΏΠ»Π΅Π΅Π² ΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΈ
Objectives. Since the end of the 20th century, liquid crystals have taken a leading position as a working material for the display industry. In particular, this is due to the advances in the control of surface orientation in thin layers of liquid crystals, which is necessary for setting the initial orientation of the layer structure in the absence of an electric field. The operation of most liquid crystal displays is based on electro-optical effects, arising from the changes in the initial orientation of the layers when the electric field is turned on, and the relaxation of the orientation structure under the action of surfaces after the electric field is turned off. In this regard, the high quality of surface orientation directly affects the technical characteristics of liquid crystal displays. The traditional technology of rubbing substrates, currently used in the display industry, has several disadvantages associated with the formation of a static charge on the substrates and surface contamination with microparticles. This review discusses an alternative photoalignment technology for liquid crystals on the surface, using materials sensitive to polarization of electromagnetic irradiation. Also, this review describes various applications of photosensitive azo dyes as photo-oriented materials. Results. The alternative photoalignment technology, which employs materials sensitive to electromagnetic polarization, allows to create the orientation of liquid crystals on the surface without mechanical impact and to control the surface anchoring force of a liquid crystal. This provides the benefits of using the photoalignment technology in the display industry and photonicsβwhere the use of the rubbing technology is extremely difficult. The optical image rewriting mechanism is discussed, using electronic paper with photo-inert and photoaligned surfaces as an example. Further, different ways of using the photoalignment technology in liquid crystal photonics devices that control light beams are described. In particular, we consider switches, controllers and polarization rotators, optical attenuators, switchable diffraction gratings, polarization image analyzers, liquid crystal lenses, and ferroelectric liquid crystal displays with increased operation speed. Conclusions. The liquid crystal photoalignment and photopatterning technology is a promising tool for new display and photonics applications. It can be used for light polarization rotation; voltage controllable diffraction; fast switching of the liquid crystal refractive index; alignment of liquid crystals in super-thin photonic holes, curved and 3D surfaces; and many more applications.Π¦Π΅Π»ΠΈ. Π‘ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠ° XX Π²Π΅ΠΊΠ° ΠΆΠΈΠ΄ΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊΡΠΈΡΡΠ°Π»Π»Ρ Π·Π°Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΡ Π»ΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΡΡΡΡΠ΅Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠΈΡ
ΠΌΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΠΎΠ² Π΄Π»Ρ Π΄ΠΈΡΠΏΠ»Π΅ΠΉΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΈΠ½Π΄ΡΡΡΡΠΈΠΈ. Π ΡΠ°ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ, ΡΡΠΎ ΡΡΠ°Π»ΠΎ Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΡΠΌ Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΡ Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΠΌ Π² ΠΎΠ±Π»Π°ΡΡΠΈ ΡΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡ
Π½ΠΎΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΎΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅ΠΉ Π² ΡΠΎΠ½ΠΊΠΈΡ
ΡΠ»ΠΎΡΡ
ΠΆΠΈΠ΄ΠΊΠΈΡ
ΠΊΡΠΈΡΡΠ°Π»Π»ΠΎΠ², Π½Π΅ΠΎΠ±Ρ
ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠΌΠΎΠΉ Π΄Π»Ρ Π·Π°Π΄Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΈΡΡ
ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΎΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΡΡΠΊΡΡΡΡ ΡΠ»ΠΎΡ Π² ΠΎΡΡΡΡΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Ρ. Π Π°Π±ΠΎΡΠ° Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠ²Π° ΠΆΠΈΠ΄ΠΊΠΎΠΊΡΠΈΡΡΠ°Π»Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
Π΄ΠΈΡΠΏΠ»Π΅Π΅Π² ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π° Π½Π° ΡΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΡΠΎΠΎΠΏΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
ΡΡΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠ°Ρ
, Π²ΠΎΠ·Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡ
Π·Π° ΡΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΈΡΡ
ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΎΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ΅Π² ΠΏΡΠΈ Π²ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ ΡΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Ρ ΠΈ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅Π»Π°ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΎΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΡΡΠΊΡΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ Π΄Π΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡ
Π½ΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ Π²ΡΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Ρ. ΠΠΎ ΡΡΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠΈΠ½Π΅ Π²ΡΡΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡ
Π½ΠΎΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΎΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ Π½Π°ΠΏΡΡΠΌΡΡ Π²Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅Ρ Π½Π° ΡΠ΅Ρ
Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ Ρ
Π°ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ ΠΆΠΈΠ΄ΠΊΠΎΠΊΡΠΈΡΡΠ°Π»Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
Π΄ΠΈΡΠΏΠ»Π΅Π΅Π². ΠΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ°Ρ Π² Π½Π°ΡΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π΅ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ Π² Π΄ΠΈΡΠΏΠ»Π΅ΠΉΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΈΠ½Π΄ΡΡΡΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½Π°Ρ ΡΠ΅Ρ
Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΠΊ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π΅Ρ ΡΡΠ΄ Π½Π΅Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠΎΠ², ΡΠ²ΡΠ·Π°Π½Π½ΡΡ
Ρ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ Π½Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π»ΠΎΠΆΠΊΠ°Ρ
ΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π·Π°ΡΡΠ΄Π° ΠΈ Π·Π°Π³ΡΡΠ·Π½Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡ
Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΠΌΠΈΠΊΡΠΎΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ. Π Π΄Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΎΠ±Π·ΠΎΡΠ΅ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π½Π° Π°Π»ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Π°ΡΠΈΠ²Π½Π°Ρ ΡΠ΅Ρ
Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡ ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΎΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΆΠΈΠ΄ΠΊΠΈΡ
ΠΊΡΠΈΡΡΠ°Π»Π»ΠΎΠ² Π½Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡ
Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ Ρ ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΌΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΠΎΠ², ΡΡΠ²ΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΠΊ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΡΠΎΠΌΠ°Π³Π½ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΈΠ·Π»ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ. Π’Π°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ ΠΎΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½Ρ ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Ρ ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ ΡΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ²ΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ
Π°Π·ΠΎΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ Π² ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅ ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΎΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΡΡ
ΠΌΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΠΎΠ². Π Π΅Π·ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ. ΠΠ»ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Π°ΡΠΈΠ²Π½Π°Ρ ΡΠ΅Ρ
Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡ ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΎΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ΅Ρ ΡΠΎΠ·Π΄Π°Π²Π°ΡΡ ΠΎΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡ ΠΆΠΈΠ΄ΠΊΠΈΡ
ΠΊΡΠΈΡΡΠ°Π»Π»ΠΎΠ² Π½Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡ
Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ Π±Π΅Π· ΠΌΠ΅Ρ
Π°Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π²ΠΎΠ·Π΄Π΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡ, Π° ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΡΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΡΠΈΠ»Ρ ΡΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΆΠΈΠ΄ΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΊΡΠΈΡΡΠ°Π»Π»Π° Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡ
Π½ΠΎΡΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΠΊ. ΠΡΠΎ ΠΎΠ±Π΅ΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΈΠΌΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ΅Ρ
Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΎΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ Π² Π΄ΠΈΡΠΏΠ»Π΅ΠΉΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΈΠ½Π΄ΡΡΡΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ Π² ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ΅, Π³Π΄Π΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ΅Ρ
Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΊΡΠ°ΠΉΠ½Π΅ Π·Π°ΡΡΡΠ΄Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ. ΠΠ° ΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΡΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π±ΡΠΌΠ°Π³ΠΈ Ρ ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΈΠ½Π΅ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ²ΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡ
Π½ΠΎΡΡΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π½ ΠΌΠ΅Ρ
Π°Π½ΠΈΠ·ΠΌ ΠΎΠΏΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π·Π°ΠΏΠΈΡΠΈ ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ. ΠΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½Ρ ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ Π²Π°ΡΠΈΠ°Π½ΡΡ ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ΅Ρ
Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΎΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ Π² ΠΆΠΈΠ΄ΠΊΠΎΠΊΡΠΈΡΡΠ°Π»Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
ΡΡΡΡΠΎΠΉΡΡΠ²Π°Ρ
ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΈ, ΠΎΠ±Π΅ΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡΠΈΡ
ΡΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΏΡΡΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ. Π ΡΠ°ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ, ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π½Ρ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΡΠΎΠ»Π»Π΅ΡΡ ΠΈ Π²ΡΠ°ΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΠΈ, ΠΎΠΏΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ Π°ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡΡ, ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ°Π΅ΠΌΡΠ΅ Π΄ΠΈΡΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈ, ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΡΠ΅ Π°Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΎΡΡ ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ, ΠΆΠΈΠ΄ΠΊΠΎΠΊΡΠΈΡΡΠ°Π»Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ Π»ΠΈΠ½Π·Ρ, Π° ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΆΠΈΠ΄ΠΊΠΎΠΊΡΠΈΡΡΠ°Π»Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ Π΄ΠΈΡΠΏΠ»Π΅ΠΈ Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΡΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠΌ Π±ΡΡΡΡΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ. ΠΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΄Ρ. Π’Π΅Ρ
Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡ ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΎΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ½Π³Π° ΠΆΠΈΠ΄ΠΊΠΈΡ
ΠΊΡΠΈΡΡΠ°Π»Π»ΠΎΠ² ΡΠ²Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠΎΠ±Π΅ΡΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ΠΉ Π΄Π»Ρ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΡΡ
ΠΏΡΠΈΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ Π² ΠΎΠ±Π»Π°ΡΡΠΈ Π΄ΠΈΡΠΏΠ»Π΅Π΅Π² ΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΈ. Π’Π΅Ρ
Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ Π±ΡΡΡ ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π° Π΄Π»Ρ Π²ΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ°; Π΄ΠΈΡΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠΈΠΈ, ΡΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΎΠΉ Π½Π°ΠΏΡΡΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ; Π±ΡΡΡΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠΌΠ»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΆΠΈΠ΄ΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΊΡΠΈΡΡΠ°Π»Π»Π°; ΠΎΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΆΠΈΠ΄ΠΊΠΈΡ
ΠΊΡΠΈΡΡΠ°Π»Π»ΠΎΠ² Π² ΡΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΠ½ΠΊΠΈΡ
ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ½Π½ΡΡ
Π΄ΡΡΠ°Ρ
, Π½Π° ΠΈΡΠΊΡΠΈΠ²Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΡΡ
ΠΈ 3D ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡ
Π½ΠΎΡΡΡΡ
; ΠΈ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ.
A low cost CMOS polarimetric ophthalmoscope scheme for cerebral malaria diagnostics
In this chapter, we present a low cost CMOS polarimetric ophthalmoscope scheme enabling the capture of the retinal abnormalities that are unique to cerebral malaria. The proposed technology, which can be integrated into cellphones, offers the basis for quick and non-invasive screening of cerebral malaria. In addition, we report a micropolarizer array technology exploiting "guest-host" interactions in liquid crystals for visible imaging polarimetry. The proposed technology enables the fabrication of high resolution (5ΞΌm x 5ΞΌm pixel pitch) micropolarizer arrays with submicron thickness (0.95ΞΌm) to provide for larger light collection angles and reduced optical cross-talk. With the "host" nematic liquid crystal molecules photo-aligned by sulfonic azo-dye SD1, we report averaged major principal transmittance and polarization efficiency (PE) of 80.3% and 0.863, respectively across the 400nm - 700nm visible spectrum range. The proposed fabrication technology is simple and cost-effective, requiring only a single ultraviolet-exposure of the spin-coated "guest-host" mixture through a "photoalignment master". Β© 2012 IFIP International Federation for Information Processing