DocumentCode
850854
Title
Liquid crystal all-fibre optical polariser
Author
Giles, Ian P.
Volume
24
Issue
23
fYear
1988
fDate
11/10/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1453
Lastpage
1455
Abstract
An all-fibre polariser is demonstrated utilising the birefringent properties of a nematic liquid crystal having refractive indices compatible to that of fused silica. The polariser exhibits an extinction ratio in excess of -45 dB and a loss of 0.2 dB over a temperature range between 10 and 50°C. Design considerations to achieve a desired extinction ratio are also discussed
Keywords
birefringence; fibre optics; liquid crystal devices; nematic liquid crystals; optical polarisers; refractive index; 0.2 dB; 10 to 50 degC; all-fibre optical polariser; birefringent properties; design considerations; extinction ratio; loss; nematic liquid crystal; refractive indices; temperature range;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
Filename
46104
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