Title :
Two-dimensional array and switching in a dye-doped azo cholesteric liquid crystal laser
Author :
Kang, Boyoung ; Choi, Hyunhee ; Jeong, Mi-Yun ; Wu, J.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Ewha Womans Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
2-D laser array is fabricated by optical patterning in a dye-doped azo choelsteric liquid crystal. We could achieve an optically controllable lasing emission at each domain of 2-D array and switching on/off of lasing operation.
Keywords :
Q-switching; cholesteric liquid crystals; dye lasers; laser arrays; laser beams; dye-doped azo cholesteric liquid crystal laser; laser switching operation; optical patterning; optically-controllable lasing emission; two-dimensional laser array; Fluorescence; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Liquid crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Stimulated emission; (140.3600) Lasers, tunable; (160.5293) Photonic bandgap materials; (230.3720) Liquid-crystal devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
