Title :
Tunable liquid-crystal photonic crystal fibers with outer air-hole layers
Author :
Liou, Jia-hong ; Liu, Jin-Hui ; Chiang, Chih-lun ; Chang, Ting-Hao ; Yu, Chin-Ping
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics, Nat. Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Abstract :
We have fabricated liquid-crystal photonic crystal fibers with outer air-hole layers by using a selective filling technique. The measured results show that propagation losses can be efficiently reduced and the tunable optical properties are maintained.
Keywords :
holey fibres; liquid crystals; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical tuning; photonic crystals; air-hole layers; propagation losses; selective filling technique; tunable liquid-crystal photonic crystal fibers; tunable optical properties; Fiber optics; Filling; Liquid crystals; Optical device fabrication; Optical variables measurement; Propagation losses;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2010 15th
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6785-3
