Title :
Polarization independent optofluidic nematic liquid crystal channels
Author :
Asquini, Rita ; Martini, Luca ; Gilardi, Giovanni ; Beccherelli, Romeo ; d´Alessandro, Antonio
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Electron. & Telecommun., Sapienza Univ. of Rome, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
We present the fabrication and the characterization of waveguides made of a nematic liquid crystal infiltrated in PDMS channels. The molecular orientation inside the waveguides allows only 0.3 dB variation of light transmission versus polarization.
Keywords :
light polarisation; nematic liquid crystals; optical communication; optical waveguides; polymers; PDMS channels; light polarization; light transmission; molecular orientation; optofluidic nematic liquid crystal channels; polarization independent nematic liquid crystal channels; Liquid crystals; Liquid waveguides; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2014.6995197
