DocumentCode
2257999
Title
Controlling disclinations in liquid crystal planar Bragg gratings
Author
Snow, B.D. ; Adikan, F.R.M. ; Gates, J.C. ; Gawith, C.B.E. ; Dyadyusha, A. ; Major, Huw E. ; Kaczmarek, M. ; Smith, P.G.R.
Author_Institution
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
fYear
2008
fDate
4-9 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Direct-UV-written liquid crystal tunable planar Bragg gratings exhibit complex wavelength tuning with threshold points and hysteresis. We discuss the role of disclinations in the liquid crystal and whether they may allow faster wavelength tuning.
Keywords
Bragg gratings; disclinations; liquid crystals; direct-UV-written liquid crystal tunable planar Bragg gratings; disclination control; liquid crystal planar Bragg gratings; wavelength tuning; Bragg gratings; Hysteresis; Liquid crystals; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Polarization; Tuning; Voltage; (130.3120) Integrated optics devices; (130.4815) Optical switching devices; (130.6010) Sensors; (230.7408) Wavelength filtering devices;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-859-9
Type
conf
Filename
4572412
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