Title :
A directional coupler based on nematic liquid crystal filled photonic crystal fiber
Author :
Hu, Dora Juan Juan ; Jun Long Lim ; Ying Cui ; Milenko, K. ; Yixin Wang ; Shum, Perry Ping ; Wolinski, T.
Author_Institution :
RF & Opt. Dept., Agency for Sci., Technol. & Res. (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
A highly temperature sensitive directional coupler is demonstrated experimentally by selectively filling nematic liquid crystal into a single void of the photonic crystal fiber. The temperature response of the device exhibits good linearity.
Keywords :
holey fibres; nematic liquid crystals; optical directional couplers; optical fibre couplers; photonic crystals; nematic liquid crystal filled photonic crystal fiber; temperature response; temperature sensitive directional coupler; void; Directional couplers; Educational institutions; Photonic crystal fibers; Temperature; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Wavelength measurement; Nematic liquid crystal; photonic crystal fiber; selective infiltration; temperature sensor;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358868
