Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty Publications Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Phanindra, D.V.S.; Greeshma, L.S.; Vincent, Della; Raees, Muhammed; Nagaraju, K.; Hegde, Gurumurthy; Sreekumar, P.; Namboothiry, Manoj A. G. Title A name given to the resource Fabrication of liquid-crystal retarders for solar polarimetry: A facile method Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01-01-2025 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy;Volume;46;Issue;2;Article No.;43; Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12036-025-10068-6" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/s12036-025-10068-6</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105010188152?origin=resultslist" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105010188152?origin=resultslist</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Phanindra D.V.S., Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore, 560034, India; Greeshma L.S., School of Physics, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Maruthamala P.O., Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, 695551, India; Vincent D., Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore, 560034, India; Raees M., School of Physics, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Maruthamala P.O., Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, 695551, India; Nagaraju K., Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore, 560034, India; Hegde G., Center for Advanced Research and Development, Christ University (Deemed to be University), Dharmaram College Post, Hosur Road, Bangalore, 560029, India; Sreekumar P., Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Eshwar Nagar, Manipal, 576104, India; Namboothiry M.A.G., School of Physics, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Maruthamala P.O., Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, 695551, India Description An account of the resource A high-precision polarimeter for simultaneous multi-line spectropolarimetric Sun observations is under development at Indian Institute of Astrophysics. Towards this end, we plan to use liquid-crystal retarders as the polarization modulators. A prototype liquid-crystal variable retarder (LCVR) is fabricated and characterized. A solution-processed method is adapted to fabricate the LCVR using commercially available E7 nematic liquid-crystal material. Thickness of the alignment layer of the LC retarder was optimized to achieve uniformity. The fabricated LCVR demonstrates spatial uniformity of retardance comparable to a commercial waveplate. The device is found to have a low-range of operational voltage of &lt;20 V and a very short response time of &lt;1 ms. Also, the device shows consistent operational stability. Indian Academy of Sciences 2025. Subject The topic of the resource fabrication; LCVR; Polarimetry Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Relation A related resource ISSN: 2506335; Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource online