DocumentCode
1567961
Title
Tunable all-in-fiber waveplates based on negative dielectric liquid crystal photonic bandgap fibers
Author
Wei, L. ; Eskildsen, L. ; Weirich, J. ; Scolari, L. ; Alkeskjold, T.T. ; Bjarklev, A.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby
fYear
2008
Firstpage
39
Lastpage
40
Abstract
Tunable all-in-fiber waveplates based on negative dielectric liquid crystal photonic bandgap fibers are presented. The birefringence can be tuned electrically and thermally to work as a quarter-wave or a half-wave plate in the range 1520 nm-1580 nm.
Keywords
birefringence; holey fibres; liquid crystals; optical retarders; optical tuning; photonic band gap; birefringence; electrical tuning; half-wave plate; negative dielectric liquid crystal photonic bandgap fibers; quarter-wave plate; thermal tuning; tunable all-in-fiber waveplates; wavelength 1520 nm to 1580 nm; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Birefringence; Dielectric liquids; Liquid crystals; Optical fiber polarization; Optical retarders; Page description languages; Photonic bandgap fibers; Photonic crystal fibers; Temperature;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location
Acapulco
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-1932-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688477
Filename
4688477
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