Title :
Optical manipulation of liquid crystal drops: Application towards all-optical tunable photonic devices
Author :
Abedin, K.S. ; Kerbage, C. ; Fernandez-Nieves, A. ; Weitz, D.A.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Koganei
Abstract :
Trapping and switching of liquid crystal micron-size droplets using a lensed fiber with 1.55 mum cw light is demonstrated. Intensity modulation due to droplet rotation is achieved by controlling the power and polarization of pump light.
Keywords :
lenses; light polarisation; liquid crystals; radiation pressure; all-optical tunable photonic devices; lensed fiber; liquid crystal drops; optical manipulation; pump light; wavelength 1.55 mum; Intensity modulation; Liquid crystal devices; Liquid crystals; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Photonic crystal fibers; Photonic crystals; (140.7010) Trapping; (160.3710) Liquid crystals; (170.4520) Optical confinement and manipulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627665
