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Optical Materials Express

  • Editor: David J. Hagan
  • Vol. 1, Iss. 8 — Dec. 1, 2011
  • pp: 1471–1477

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Liquid crystal infiltrated waveguide with distributed Bragg reflectors

Dong-Po Cai, Hung-Yi Pan, Ji-Fang Tsai, Hua-Kung Chiu, Shan-Chi Nian, Sheng Hsiung Chang, Chii-Chang Chen, and Chien-Chieh Lee  »View Author Affiliations


Optical Materials Express, Vol. 1, Issue 8, pp. 1471-1477 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OME.1.001471


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Abstract

The electrically tunable band-pass filter in the visible light region is demonstrated by the liquid-crystal infiltrated waveguide formed by the distributed Bragg reflectors with the length of 3 mm. As the white light source is launched in the waveguide, by applying the external voltages from 0 to 30 Vrms, the dynamic control of filter characteristics can be achieved to tune the color of the output light from white light to red, yellow or green. The intensity of the output light can also be attenuated by applying the voltage. The 25 dB attenuation can be achieved as the applied voltage is as low as 9 Vrms.

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OCIS Codes
(230.2090) Optical devices : Electro-optical devices
(230.3720) Optical devices : Liquid-crystal devices
(230.7370) Optical devices : Waveguides

ToC Category:
Liquid Crystals

History
Original Manuscript: September 7, 2011
Revised Manuscript: September 25, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: September 25, 2011
Published: November 3, 2011

Virtual Issues
Liquid Crystal Materials for Photonic Applications (2011) Optical Materials Express

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Dong-Po Cai, Hung-Yi Pan, Ji-Fang Tsai, Hua-Kung Chiu, Shan-Chi Nian, Sheng Hsiung Chang, Chii-Chang Chen, and Chien-Chieh Lee, "Liquid crystal infiltrated waveguide with distributed Bragg reflectors," Opt. Mater. Express 1, 1471-1477 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ome/abstract.cfm?URI=ome-1-8-1471


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