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Liquid-crystal-cladding fiber Bragg gratings with electrically controllable polarization-dependent characteristics

Liquid-crystal-cladding fiber Bragg gratings with electrically controllable polarization-dependent characteristics
Liquid-crystal-cladding fiber Bragg gratings with electrically controllable polarization-dependent characteristics
An electrically controllable fiber Bragg grating (FBG) with polarization-dependent characteristics is described. The optic axis of a liquid crystal (LC) can be rearrangeable by means of external electric fields, which results in the change of an effective refractive index of an LC. The reflectivity and Bragg wavelength of an LC-cladding FBG can be controlled according to the refractive index of surrounding region of the fiber which is determined by the refractive index of the LC-cladding. The tuning ranges of the LC-cladding FBG were ~4.6 dB of the reflectivity and ~0.3 nm of Bragg wavelength based on unpolarized light, respectively, and polarization isolation of 1.5 dB was achieved at 100 V(p-p) based on polarized light.
electro-optics, fiber bragg grating, liquid crystal, etching, polarization dependency
0021-4922
4044-4050
Baek, Seungin
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Roh, Sookyoung
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Na, Jun-Hee
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Jeong, Yoonchan
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Jeong, Cherlhyun
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Lee, Sin-Doo
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Lee, Byoungho
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Baek, Seungin
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Roh, Sookyoung
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Na, Jun-Hee
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Jeong, Yoonchan
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Jeong, Cherlhyun
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Lee, Sin-Doo
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Lee, Byoungho
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Baek, Seungin, Roh, Sookyoung, Na, Jun-Hee, Jeong, Yoonchan, Jeong, Cherlhyun, Lee, Sin-Doo and Lee, Byoungho (2006) Liquid-crystal-cladding fiber Bragg gratings with electrically controllable polarization-dependent characteristics. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 45 (5A), 4044-4050. (doi:10.1143/JJAP.45.4044).

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Abstract

An electrically controllable fiber Bragg grating (FBG) with polarization-dependent characteristics is described. The optic axis of a liquid crystal (LC) can be rearrangeable by means of external electric fields, which results in the change of an effective refractive index of an LC. The reflectivity and Bragg wavelength of an LC-cladding FBG can be controlled according to the refractive index of surrounding region of the fiber which is determined by the refractive index of the LC-cladding. The tuning ranges of the LC-cladding FBG were ~4.6 dB of the reflectivity and ~0.3 nm of Bragg wavelength based on unpolarized light, respectively, and polarization isolation of 1.5 dB was achieved at 100 V(p-p) based on polarized light.

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Published date: 2006
Keywords: electro-optics, fiber bragg grating, liquid crystal, etching, polarization dependency

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Local EPrints ID: 46901
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/46901
ISSN: 0021-4922
PURE UUID: 003b20ed-f381-4d29-8598-53707f755f0b

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Date deposited: 27 Jul 2007
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 09:28

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Author: Seungin Baek
Author: Sookyoung Roh
Author: Jun-Hee Na
Author: Yoonchan Jeong
Author: Cherlhyun Jeong
Author: Sin-Doo Lee
Author: Byoungho Lee

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