Tunable liquid crystal waveguide devices for filter and sensor applications
Kaczmarek, M., Sparrow, I.J.G., Emmerson, G.D., Smith, P.G.R. and Dyadyusha, A. (2005) Tunable liquid crystal waveguide devices for filter and sensor applications. In, Liquid Crystals: Optics and Applications. International Congress on Optics and Optoelectronics Bellingham, US, The International Society for Optical Engineering, 59470K-[6pp]. (Proceedings of SPIE, 5947). (doi:10.1117/12.623177 ).
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We report on the experimental demonstration of electrically tunable Bragg grating using liquid crystals. Such concept and device have been modelled in the past, but not realised experimentally. Using Direct UV writing technique, a waveguide and Bragg grating are simultaneously patterned in a planar silica on silicon substrate. Overcladding in the vicinity of the grating can be replaced by liquid crystals to exploit their electro-optic properties. The interactions of the evanescent field with the variable refractive index of the liquid crystal allow the tuning of the centre wavelength of the filter. In this way a 35 GHz tunable planar Bragg grating using liquid crystal and electric field was demonstrated
| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Q Science > QC Physics |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > Optoelectronics Research Centre University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Item ID: | 76420 |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Mar 2010 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 13:44 |
| Contributors: | Kaczmarek, M. (Author) Sparrow, I.J.G. (Author) Emmerson, G.D. (Author) Smith, P.G.R. (Author) Dyadyusha, A. (Author) |
| Date: | 2005 |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | The International Society for Optical Engineering |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/76420 |
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