Title :
Measurement of effective refractive index of nematic liquid crystal
Author :
Myeong Ock Ko ; Sung-Jo Kim ; Jong-Hyun Kim ; Min Yong Jeon ; Bong Wan Lee
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Chungnam Nat. Univ., Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
We report a measurement of effective refractive index of a nematic liquid crystal Fabry-Perot etalon according to the applied static electric field intensity. The effective refractive index decreases from 1.67 to 1.51 as the applied electric field intensity is increased.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot interferometers; nematic liquid crystals; refractive index measurement; Fabry-Perot etalon; applied static electric field intensity; effective refractive index measurement; nematic liquid crystal; Electric fields; Fabry-Perot; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Refractive index; fiber optic sensor; nematic liquid crystal; wavelength-swept laser;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Internet 2014 (COIN), 2014 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Jeju
DOI :
10.1109/COIN.2014.6950604
