Expand this Topic clickable element to expand a topic
Skip to content
Optica Publishing Group

Continuously tunable all-in-fiber devices based on thermal and electrical control of negative dielectric anisotropy liquid crystal photonic bandgap fibers

Not Accessible

Your library or personal account may give you access

Abstract

We infiltrate photonic crystal fibers with a negative dielectric anisotropy liquid crystal. A 396nm bandgap shift is obtained in the temperature range of 2280°C, and a 67nm shift of long-wavelength bandgap edge is achieved by applying a voltage of 200Vrms. The polarization sensitivity and corresponding activation loss are measured using polarized light and a full broadband polarization control setup. The electrically induced phase shift on the Poincaré sphere and corresponding birefringence change are also measured. According to the results, tunable wave plates working in the wavelength range of 15201580nm and a potential for realizing a polarimeter working at the 1310nm region are experimentally demonstrated.

© 2009 Optical Society of America

Full Article  |  PDF Article
More Like This
Continuously tunable devices based on electrical control of dual-frequency liquid crystal filled photonic bandgap fibers

Lara Scolari, Thomas Tanggaard Alkeskjold, Jesper Riishede, Anders Bjarklev, David Sparre Hermann, Anawati, Martin Dybendal Nielsen, and Paolo Bassi
Opt. Express 13(19) 7483-7496 (2005)

Thermal tunability of photonic bandgaps in liquid crystal infiltrated microstructured polymer optical fibers

Wu Yuan, Lei Wei, Thomas Tanggaard Alkeskjold, Anders Bjarklev, and Ole Bang
Opt. Express 17(22) 19356-19364 (2009)

Liquid crystal parameter analysis for tunable photonic bandgap fiber devices

Johannes Weirich, Jesper Lægsgaard, Lei Wei, Thomas Tanggaard Alkeskjold, Thomas X. Wu, Shin-Tson Wu, and Anders Bjarklev
Opt. Express 18(5) 4074-4087 (2010)

Cited By

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Figures (9)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Figure files are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Select as filters


Select Topics Cancel
© Copyright 2024 | Optica Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved