Title :
Photonic liquid crystal fiber as a sensing element for electric field measurement
Author :
Wolinski, Tomasz R. ; Ertman, Slawomir ; Czapla, A. ; Domanski, A.W. ; Wojcik, Jan ; Dabrowski, Roman ; Nowinowski-Kruszelnicki, Edward
Author_Institution :
Warsaw Univ. of Technol., Warsaw
Abstract :
Photonic crystal fibers, optical fibers with regular structure of micro-holes running along the axial direction, have ability to change their optical properties through inserting different materials into their holes. In this paper we present influence of an external electric field on propagation properties of microstructured photonic crystal fibers filled with nematic liquid crystals i.e. Photonic Liquid Crystal Fibers (PLCFs) and we discuss possibilities of using PLCFs in electric field sensing and measurement applications.
Keywords :
electric field measurement; fibre optic sensors; photonic crystals; electric field measurement; microstructured photonic crystal fibers; nematic liquid crystals; optical properties; photonic liquid crystal fiber sensing element; propagation properties; Electric variables measurement; Liquid crystals; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Photonic crystal fibers; Refractive index; Solids; Electric field measurement; Liquid crystals; Optical distance measurement; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber measurement applications;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference Proceedings, 2007. IMTC 2007. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Warsaw
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0588-2
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2007.379326
