Optically switchable gratings based on azo-dye-doped, polymer-dispersed liquid crystals
Optics Letters, Vol. 34, Issue 15, pp. 2351-2353 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.34.002351
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Abstract
We report a holographically fabricated, optically switchable grating using azo-dye-doped, polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (LCs). Our experiments show that upon photoirradiation, the diffraction of the grating was decreased significantly. We believe that this switching behavior is due to two factors—nematic–isotropic phase transition of LCs and thermal expansion of the grating structure.
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OCIS Codes
(050.2770) Diffraction and gratings : Gratings
(160.2900) Materials : Optical storage materials
(160.3710) Materials : Liquid crystals
(230.1150) Optical devices : All-optical devices
ToC Category:
Diffraction and Gratings
History
Original Manuscript: April 28, 2009
Revised Manuscript: June 4, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: June 14, 2009
Published: July 30, 2009
Citation
Yan Jun Liu, Yue Bing Zheng, Jinjie Shi, Hua Huang, Thomas R. Walker, and Tony Jun Huang, "Optically switchable gratings based on azo-dye-doped, polymer-dispersed liquid crystals," Opt. Lett. 34, 2351-2353 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-34-15-2351
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