Title :
Non-linear optical switch in liquid crystal polymer coated microspheres
Author :
Razdolskiy, Ilya ; Berneschi, Simone ; Conti, Gualtiero Nunzi ; Pelli, Stefano ; Murzina, Tatyana V. ; Righini, Giancarlo ; Soria, Silvia
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Moscow State Univ., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
Kerr effect in a liquid crystal coated microsphere is used to switch reversibly and instantaneously a probe beam by a femtosecond pump. Shift magnitudes (2 GHz versus 250 MHz in CW) ruled out thermooptical effects.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; liquid crystal polymers; nonlinear optics; optical Kerr effect; optical pumping; optical switches; Kerr effect; femtosecond pump; frequency 2 GHz; frequency 250 MHz; liquid crystal polymer; microspheres; non-linear optical switch; probe beam; thermooptical effects; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Measurement by laser beam; Optical switches; Polymers; Probes; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
