Title :
Highly birefringent liquid crystal at THz frequencies
Author :
Reuter, M. ; Altmann, K. ; Vieweg, N. ; Fischer, B.M. ; Garbat, K. ; Dabrowski, R. ; Koch, M.
Author_Institution :
Fachbereich Phys., Philipps-Univ. Marburg, Marburg, Germany
Abstract :
We present a liquid crystal mixture with record birefringence at THz frequencies. The mixture is characterized using a standard THz-TDS system. The birefringence exceeds 0.35. Since the mixture simultaneously shows low absorption it is ideally suited for device applications.
Keywords :
birefringence; liquid crystals; refractive index; terahertz materials; THz-TDS system; highly birefringent liquid crystal; refractive index; terahertz materials; Absorption; Liquid crystals; Optical devices; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Optical variables control;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2012 37th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wollongong, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1598-2
Electronic_ISBN :
2162-2027
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2012.6380283
