Title :
Electrically tunable photonic bandgap guidance in a liquid-crystal-filled photonic crystal fiber
Author :
Haakestad, M.W. ; Alkeskjold, T.T. ; Nielsen, M.D. ; Scolari, L. ; Riishede, J. ; Engan, H.E. ; Bjarklev, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Telecommun., Norwegian Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Trondheim, Norway
fDate :
4/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Tunable bandgap guidance is obtained by filling the holes of a solid core photonic crystal fiber with a nematic liquid crystal and applying an electric field. The response times are measured and found to be in the millisecond range.
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; high-speed optical techniques; nematic liquid crystals; optical fibre losses; optical modulation; optical tuning; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; electrically tunable photonic bandgap guidance; liquid-crystal-filled photonic crystal fiber; nematic liquid crystal; Electrodes; Filling; Liquid crystals; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Petroleum; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystal fibers; Silicon compounds; Voltage; Electrooptic modulation; liquid crystals; optical fiber devices; periodic structures;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2004.842793
