Title :
Metal-complex-doped polymer/liquid-crystal composite film operating at wide wavelength range
Author :
Fukushima, Shinya ; Yoshinaga, Koji ; Higuchi, H. ; Kikuchi, Hiroaki ; Hachino, Tomohiro ; Igarashi, Yoichiro
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Sci. & Eng., Kagoshima Univ., Kagoshima, Japan
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
Doping metal complex into polymer liquid-crystal composite film improves extinction ratio at visible wavelength and extends applicable wavelength to 1.5-μm optical fiber communication band. A polarization dependent loss was measured as 0.32 dB or lower.
Keywords :
liquid crystal polymers; liquid films; optical films; polymer films; extinction ratio; metal complex doping; optical fiber communication band; polarization dependent loss; polymer liquid-crystal composite film; wavelength 1.5 mum; Extinction ratio; Films; Liquid crystals; Optical fiber communication; Optical switches; Polymers; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600200
