Temperature tuning of polarization mode dispersion in single-core and two-core photonic liquid crystal fibers

• Autorzy: Lesiak, P. , Woliński, T. R. , Brzdąkiewicz, K. , Nowecka, K. , Ertman, S. , Karpierz, M. , Domański, A. W. , Dąbrowski, R.
• Konferencja: International Workshop on Liquid Crystals for Photonics ; (26-28.04.2006 ; Gent, Belgium)
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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In this paper we present numerical and experimental results of propagation and polarization properties of the photonic liquid crystal fibers (PLCFs) in which only selected micro holes were filled with nematic liquid crystal (LC) guest materials. As a host photonic crystal fiber (PFC) structure, we used a commercially available highly birefringent PCF (Blazephotonic, UK). A tunable laser operated at infrared has powered the PLCFs under investigation infiltrated by the 1550 nematic LC synthesized at the Military University of Technology. Temperature induced changes of the polarization mode dispersion (PMD) as well switching between fundamental and higher order modes and also single-core and two-core propagation were successfully demonstrated.

Słowa kluczowe

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photonics crystal fibers; polarization mode dispersion; liquid crystals; birefringence

• Czasopismo: Opto-Electronics Review
• Rocznik: 2007
• Tom: Vol. 15, No. 1
• Strony: 27-31
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 15 poz., il., wykr.

Twórcy

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Lesiak, P.

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Woliński, T. R.

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Brzdąkiewicz, K.

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Nowecka, K.

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Ertman, S.

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Karpierz, M.

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Domański, A. W.

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Dąbrowski, R.

• Faculty of Physics, Warsaw University of Technology, 75 Koszykowa Str., 00-662 Warsaw, Poland,

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