Title :
Electrically tunable long period gratings in liquid crystal photonic bandgap fibers
Author :
Noordegraaf, Danny ; Scolari, Lara ; Lægsgaard, Jesper ; Rindorf, Lars ; Alkeskjold, Thomas Tanggaard
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby
Abstract :
We demonstrate an aLl-electrically tunable long period grating in a photonic crystal fiber infiltrated with a nematic liquid crystal. The spectral dips and the resonance wavelengths are tuned electrically and thermally, respectively.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; electro-optical devices; nematic liquid crystals; optical fibres; photonic band gap; electrically tunable long period gratings; liquid crystal photonic bandgap fibers; nematic liquid crystal; photonic crystal fiber; resonance wavelengths; spectral dips; Fiber gratings; Liquid crystals; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber sensors; Optical filters; Optical sensors; Photonic bandgap fibers; Photonic crystal fibers; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348726
