Title :
Electrically controllable liquid crystal fiber gratings
Author :
Yoonchan Jeong ; Byungchoon Yang ; Byoungho Lee ; Seo, H.S. ; Sangsoo Choi ; Kyunghwan Oh
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Seoul Nat. Univ., South Korea
Abstract :
A novel controllable fiber optic filter for broadband rejection is demonstrated by periodically poling liquid crystal core in hollow-core fiber by means of an external long-period-patterned electrode. The theory and experimental results are presented.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; liquid crystal devices; optical fiber communication; optical fiber fabrication; optical fiber filters; broadband rejection; controllable fiber optic filter; electrically controllable liquid crystal fiber gratings; external long-period-patterned electrode; hollow-core fiber; liquid crystal core; periodically poling; Communication system control; Electrodes; Fiber gratings; Liquid crystals; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber filters; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.869402
