Light propagation in highly birefringent photonic liquid crystal fibers

• Autorzy: Ertman S. , Czapla A. , Woliński T. R. , Nasiłowski T. , Thienpont H. , Nowinowski-Kruszelnicki E. , Dąbrowski R.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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Photonic liquid crystal fibers have already been demonstrated as a promising perspective for creation of new classes of dynamically tunable optical fiber devices. By combining different geometries of photonic crystal fibers with a variety of different liquid crystals it is possible to obtain a new generation of fibers with dynamically tunable properties, e.g., transmission spectra, attenuation or dispersion. In this paper, tunable birefringence in a commercially available highly birefringent Blazephotonics PM-1550-01 photonic crystal fiber selectively filled with a low birefringence liquid crystal has been experimentally demonstrated. Theses experimental results have been compared with simulations based on the multipole method.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

photonic crystal fibers; liquid crystals; birefringence

• Wydawca: Stowarzyszenie Elektryków Polskich ; Polska Akademia Nauk ; Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna im. Jarosława Dąbrowskiego
• Czasopismo: Opto-Electronics Review
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: Vol. 17, No. 2
• Strony: 150--155
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 20 poz., wykr., il.

Twórcy

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Ertman S.

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Czapla A.

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Woliński T. R.

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Nasiłowski T.

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Thienpont H.

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Nowinowski-Kruszelnicki E.

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Dąbrowski R.

• Faculty of Physics, Warsaw University of Technology, 65 Koszykowa Str., 00-662 Warsaw, Poland,

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