Influence of temperature and electrical fields on propagation properties of photonic liquid-crystal fibers

T. R. Wolinski; Katarzyna Szaniawska; K. Bondarczuk; S. Ertman; P. Lesiak; A. W. Domanski; R. S. Dabrowski; E. Nowinowski-Kruszelnicki; Jan Wojcik

doi:10.1117/12.623425

23 May 2005 Influence of temperature and electrical fields on propagation properties of photonic liquid-crystal fibers

T. R. Wolinski, Katarzyna Szaniawska, K. Bondarczuk, S. Ertman, P. Lesiak, A. W. Domanski, R. S. Dabrowski, E. Nowinowski-Kruszelnicki, Jan Wojcik

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Proceedings Volume 5855, 17th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.623425
Event: 17th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, 2005, Bruges, Belgium

Abstract

The paper presents the latest experimental results on influence of temperature and external electrical fields on propagation properties of a photonic liquid-crystal fiber composed of a photonic crystal fiber infilled with a nematic liquid rystal characterized by either extremely low (of the order ~0.05) or relatively high (of the order ~0.3) material birefringence. The nematic liquid crystal was introduced into the micro holes of the photonic crystal fiber by the capillary effect. Due to anisotropic properties of the obtrained photonic liquid-crystal fiber, switching between different guiding mechanisms has also been demonstrated.

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T. R. Wolinski, Katarzyna Szaniawska, K. Bondarczuk, S. Ertman, P. Lesiak, A. W. Domanski, R. S. Dabrowski, E. Nowinowski-Kruszelnicki, and Jan Wojcik "Influence of temperature and electrical fields on propagation properties of photonic liquid-crystal fibers", Proc. SPIE 5855, 17th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, (23 May 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.623425

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