Title :
Electrically tunable bandpass filter based on liquid crystal photonic bandgap fibers
Author :
Wei, Lei ; Alkeskjold, Thomas Tanggaard ; Bjarklev, Anders
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
An electrically tunable bandpass filter based on two photonic crystal fibers filled with different liquid crystals is demonstrated. Both the short-wavelength and long-wavelength edge are tuned individually or simultaneously with the response time in milliseconds.
Keywords :
band-pass filters; liquid crystals; optical filters; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; electrically tunable bandpass filter; liquid crystal; long-wavelength edge; photonic bandgap fibers; short-wavelength edge; Band pass filters; Liquid crystals; Optical devices; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical sensors; Photonic bandgap fibers; Photonic crystal fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
