Tunable properties of liquid crystal filled photonic crystal fibers

Sunish Mathews*, Yuliya Semenova, Ginu Rajan, Gerald Farrell

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Abstract

The electronic tunability of ferroelectric liquid crystal filled photonic crystal fibers is experimentally demonstrated in the wavelength range of 1500 nm - 1600 nm. The tunability is achieved by applying electric field onto the ferroelectric liquid crystal infiltrated photonic crystal fiber. Tuning of the fiber propagation properties is achieved due to reorientation of ferroelectric liquid crystal molecules on the application of the applied electric field. Such fibers could find applications in the fabrication of fast, low loss, cost effective and highly efficient in-fiber tunable devices to be used in the telecom wavelength range.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFiber Optic Sensors and Applications VI
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes
EventFiber Optic Sensors and Applications VI - Orlando, FL, United States
Duration: 15 Apr 200917 Apr 2009

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume7316
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceFiber Optic Sensors and Applications VI
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando, FL
Period15/04/0917/04/09

Keywords

  • In-fiber tunable devices
  • Liquid crystal infiltration
  • Liquid crystals
  • Photonics crystal fibers

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