Focus issue introduction: liquid crystal materials for photonic applications

doi:10.1364/OME.1.001585

Focus issue introduction: liquid crystal materials for photonic applications

Wei Lee and Shin-Tson Wu »View Author Affiliations

Optical Materials Express, Vol. 1, Issue 8, pp. 1585-1587 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OME.1.001585

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This special issue, “Liquid Crystal Materials for Photonic Applications,” within the December 2011 publication of Optical Materials Express, highlights recent advances in liquid crystal material research. It features a collection of articles on materials and device properties of blue-phase liquid crystals, dye-doped cholesteric liquid crystals, dispersions in nematic and chiral nematic liquid crystals, and of mesophase–polymer composites.

OCIS Codes
(160.2100) Materials : Electro-optical materials
(160.3710) Materials : Liquid crystals
(160.5470) Materials : Polymers
(230.2090) Optical devices : Electro-optical devices
(230.3720) Optical devices : Liquid-crystal devices
(160.1585) Materials : Chiral media

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Original Manuscript: November 28, 2011
Published: November 29, 2011

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Wei Lee and Shin-Tson Wu, "Focus issue introduction: liquid crystal materials for photonic applications," Opt. Mater. Express 1, 1585-1587 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ome/abstract.cfm?URI=ome-1-8-1585

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S. Elston and R. Sambles, The Optics of Theromtropic Liquid Crystals (Taylor & Francis, 1998).
H.-S. Kitzerow and C. Bahr, Chirality in Liquid Crystals (Springer, 2001).
T. J. Sluckin, D. A. Dunmur, and H. Stegemeyer, Crystals That Flow (Taylor & Francis, 2004).
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H. Kikuchi, M. Yokota, Y. Hisakado, H. Yang, and T. Kajiyama, “Polymer-stabilized liquid crystal blue phases,” Nat. Mater.1(1), 64–68 (2002). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
J. Yan, L. Rao, M. Jiao, Y. Li, H. C. Cheng, and S. T. Wu, “Polymer-stabilized optically isotropic liquid crystals for next-generation display and photonics applications,” J. Mater. Chem.21(22), 7870–7877 (2011). [CrossRef]
J. Yan and S.-T. Wu, “Polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystals: a tutorial [Invited],” Opt. Mater. Express1(8), 1527–1535 (2011), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ome/abstract.cfm?URI=ome-1-8-1527 .
G. Zhu, X.-W. Lin, W. Hu, Z.-G. Zheng, H.-F. Wang, H.-Q. Cui, D. Shen, and Y.-Q. Lu, “Liquid crystal blue phase induced by bent-shaped molecules with allylic end groups,” Opt. Mater. Express1(8), 1478–1483 (2011), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ome/abstract.cfm?URI=ome-1-8-1478 .
T. N. Oo, T. Mizunuma, Y. Nagano, H. Ma, Y. Ogawa, Y. Haseba, H. Higuchi, Y. Okumura, and H. Kikuchi, “Effects of monomer/liquid crystal compositions on electro-optical properties of polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystal,” Opt. Mater. Express1(8), 1502–1510 (2011), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ome/abstract.cfm?URI=ome-1-8-1502 .
T. Mizunuma, T. N. Oo, Y. Nagano, H. Ma, Y. Haseba, H. Higuchi, Y. Okumura, and H. Kikuchi, “Electro-optical properties of polymer-stabilized blue phase with different monomer combination and concentration,” Opt. Mater. Express1(8), 1561–1568 (2011), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ome/abstract.cfm?URI=ome-1-8-1561 .
S. Yabu, H. Yoshida, G. Lim, K. Kaneko, Y. Okumura, N. Uehara, H. Kikuchi, and M. Ozaki, “Dual frequency operation of a blue phase liquid crystal,” Opt. Mater. Express1(8), 1577–1584 (2011), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ome/abstract.cfm?URI=ome-1-8-1577 .
I. P. Ilchishin, L. N. Lisetski, and T. V. Mykytiuk, “Reversible phototuning of lasing frequency in dye doped cholesteric liquid crystal and ways to improve it [Invited],” Opt. Mater. Express1(8), 1484–1493 (2011), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ome/abstract.cfm?URI=ome-1-8-1484 .
C.-T. Wang and T.-H. Lin, “Bistable reflective polarizer-free optical switch based on dye-doped cholesteric liquid crystal [Invited],” Opt. Mater. Express1(8), 1457–1462 (2011), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ome/abstract.cfm?URI=ome-1-8-1457 .
C. P. Jisha, K.-C. Hsu, Y.Y. Lin, J.-H. Lin, K.-P. Chuang, C.-Y. Tai, and R.-K. Lee, “Phase separation and pattern instability of laser-induced polymerization in liquid-crystal-monomer mixtures,” Opt. Mater. Express1(8), 1494–1501 (2011), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ome/abstract.cfm?URI=ome-1-8-1494 .
E. Ouskova, J. Vapaavuori, and M. Kaivola, “Self-orienting liquid crystal doped with polymer-azo-dye complex,” Opt. Mater. Express1(8), 1463–1470 (2011), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ome/abstract.cfm?URI=ome-1-8-1463 .
A. T. Juhl, D.-K. Yang, V. P. Tondiglia, L. V. Natarajan, T. J. White, and T. J. Bunning, “Ordering of glass rods in nematic and cholesteric liquid crystals,” Opt. Mater. Express1(8), 1536–1547 (2011), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ome/abstract.cfm?URI=ome-1-8-1536 .
D.-P. Cai, H.-Y. Pan, J.-F. Tsai, H.-K. Chiu, S.-C. Nian, S. H. Chang, C.-C. Chen, and C.-C. Lee, “Liquid crystal infiltrated waveguide with distributed Bragg reflectors,” Opt. Mater. Express1(8), 1471–1477 (2011), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ome/abstract.cfm?URI=ome-1-8-1471 .

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[1] S. Elston and R. Sambles, The Optics of Theromtropic Liquid Crystals (Taylor & Francis, 1998).

[2] H.-S. Kitzerow and C. Bahr, Chirality in Liquid Crystals (Springer, 2001).

[3] T. J. Sluckin, D. A. Dunmur, and H. Stegemeyer, Crystals That Flow (Taylor & Francis, 2004).

[4] F. Reinitzer, “Beiträge zur Kenntniss des Cholestherins,” Monatsh. Chem.9(1), 421–441 (1888). [CrossRef]

[5] H. Kikuchi, M. Yokota, Y. Hisakado, H. Yang, and T. Kajiyama, “Polymer-stabilized liquid crystal blue phases,” Nat. Mater.1(1), 64–68 (2002). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[6] J. Yan, L. Rao, M. Jiao, Y. Li, H. C. Cheng, and S. T. Wu, “Polymer-stabilized optically isotropic liquid crystals for next-generation display and photonics applications,” J. Mater. Chem.21(22), 7870–7877 (2011). [CrossRef]

[7] J. Yan and S.-T. Wu, “Polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystals: a tutorial [Invited],” Opt. Mater. Express1(8), 1527–1535 (2011), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ome/abstract.cfm?URI=ome-1-8-1527 .

[8] G. Zhu, X.-W. Lin, W. Hu, Z.-G. Zheng, H.-F. Wang, H.-Q. Cui, D. Shen, and Y.-Q. Lu, “Liquid crystal blue phase induced by bent-shaped molecules with allylic end groups,” Opt. Mater. Express1(8), 1478–1483 (2011), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ome/abstract.cfm?URI=ome-1-8-1478 .

[9] T. N. Oo, T. Mizunuma, Y. Nagano, H. Ma, Y. Ogawa, Y. Haseba, H. Higuchi, Y. Okumura, and H. Kikuchi, “Effects of monomer/liquid crystal compositions on electro-optical properties of polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystal,” Opt. Mater. Express1(8), 1502–1510 (2011), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ome/abstract.cfm?URI=ome-1-8-1502 .

[10] T. Mizunuma, T. N. Oo, Y. Nagano, H. Ma, Y. Haseba, H. Higuchi, Y. Okumura, and H. Kikuchi, “Electro-optical properties of polymer-stabilized blue phase with different monomer combination and concentration,” Opt. Mater. Express1(8), 1561–1568 (2011), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ome/abstract.cfm?URI=ome-1-8-1561 .

[11] S. Yabu, H. Yoshida, G. Lim, K. Kaneko, Y. Okumura, N. Uehara, H. Kikuchi, and M. Ozaki, “Dual frequency operation of a blue phase liquid crystal,” Opt. Mater. Express1(8), 1577–1584 (2011), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ome/abstract.cfm?URI=ome-1-8-1577 .

[12] I. P. Ilchishin, L. N. Lisetski, and T. V. Mykytiuk, “Reversible phototuning of lasing frequency in dye doped cholesteric liquid crystal and ways to improve it [Invited],” Opt. Mater. Express1(8), 1484–1493 (2011), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ome/abstract.cfm?URI=ome-1-8-1484 .

[13] C.-T. Wang and T.-H. Lin, “Bistable reflective polarizer-free optical switch based on dye-doped cholesteric liquid crystal [Invited],” Opt. Mater. Express1(8), 1457–1462 (2011), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ome/abstract.cfm?URI=ome-1-8-1457 .

[14] C. P. Jisha, K.-C. Hsu, Y.Y. Lin, J.-H. Lin, K.-P. Chuang, C.-Y. Tai, and R.-K. Lee, “Phase separation and pattern instability of laser-induced polymerization in liquid-crystal-monomer mixtures,” Opt. Mater. Express1(8), 1494–1501 (2011), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ome/abstract.cfm?URI=ome-1-8-1494 .

[15] E. Ouskova, J. Vapaavuori, and M. Kaivola, “Self-orienting liquid crystal doped with polymer-azo-dye complex,” Opt. Mater. Express1(8), 1463–1470 (2011), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ome/abstract.cfm?URI=ome-1-8-1463 .

[16] A. T. Juhl, D.-K. Yang, V. P. Tondiglia, L. V. Natarajan, T. J. White, and T. J. Bunning, “Ordering of glass rods in nematic and cholesteric liquid crystals,” Opt. Mater. Express1(8), 1536–1547 (2011), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ome/abstract.cfm?URI=ome-1-8-1536 .

[17] D.-P. Cai, H.-Y. Pan, J.-F. Tsai, H.-K. Chiu, S.-C. Nian, S. H. Chang, C.-C. Chen, and C.-C. Lee, “Liquid crystal infiltrated waveguide with distributed Bragg reflectors,” Opt. Mater. Express1(8), 1471–1477 (2011), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ome/abstract.cfm?URI=ome-1-8-1471 .

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