Optical switching by a dielectric-cladded nematic firm

Author

Khoo, I.C. ; Zhou, Ping ; Michael, R.R. ; Lindquist, R.G. ; Mansfield, R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA

Volume

25

Issue

8

fYear

1989

fDate

8/1/1989 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1755

Lastpage

1759

Abstract

An analysis and experimental results on optical switching from a transmission to a total reflection state, using a nematic film bounded by two prisms, are presented. This configuration provides a useful scheme for optical limiting applications with a large dynamic range. From the preliminary experiments and an analysis based on the nonlinear Fabry-Perot effect given elsewhere it is clear that this type of device can be optimized to meet practical self-limiting device applications

Keywords

liquid crystal devices; optical prisms; optical switches; configuration; dielectric-cladded nematic firm; large dynamic range; nematic liquid crystal film; nonlinear Fabry-Perot effect; optical limiting applications; optical switching; practical self-limiting device applications; total internal reflection state; transmission state; two dielectric prisms; Dielectrics; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical feedback; Optical films; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Power lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.34031

Filename

34031