Title :
All-optical gate based on surface-mediated effects in nematic liquid crystal cells
Author :
Merlin, Jessica ; Winkler, Mark ; Singer, Kenneth ; Korneychuk, Platon ; Reznikov, Yuri
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH, USA
Abstract :
An all optical switch (optical limiter) was constructed and demonstrated using a twisted nematic liquid crystal cell composed of the liquid crystal 5CB (4-pentyl-4´-cyanobiphenyl) with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) aligning layers. Milliwatt switching levels were observed.
Keywords :
nematic liquid crystals; optical limiters; optical materials; optical switches; all-optical gate; liquid crystal 5CB(4-pentyl-4´-cyanobiphenyl); optical limiter; optical switch; polyvinyl alcohol; twisted nematic liquid crystal; Holography; Laser transitions; Liquid crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical devices; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202347
