Title :
Nonlinear liquid crystal Nano-metamaterials
Author :
Diaz, A. ; Kubo, S. ; Kwon, D.-H. ; Park, J. ; Werner, D. ; Mallouk, T. ; Khoo, I.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA
Abstract :
Nano-metamaterials have been shown to exhibit unusual and configurable optical responses. In this paper we study visible-IR nonlinear transmission and all-optical switching enhancement of liquid crystals and neat organic liquids by dispersion of metallic nanospheres.
Keywords :
liquid crystals; metamaterials; nanostructured materials; nonlinear optics; optical materials; optical switches; all-optical switching; metallic nanosphere dispersion; nanometamaterials; neat organic liquids; nonlinear liquid crystal; visible-IR nonlinear transmission; Absorption; Crystalline materials; Gold; Laser transitions; Liquid crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Phase change materials; liquid crystals; low-index materials; metamaterials; nanoparticles; nonlinear optics;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topical Meeting Series, 2008
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1594-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1595-3
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2008.4444416
