Electrically tunable room-temperature 2/spl pi/ liquid crystal terahertz phase shifter

Tunable phase shift up to 360/spl deg/ at 1 THz is demonstrated using electrically controlled birefringence in a vertically aligned nematic liquid crystal (E7) cell, 1.83 mm in thickness. The driving voltage and corresponding field required for a phase shift of 360/spl deg/ at 1 THz are 100 V and 90.5 V/cm, respectively.