Title :
Optical and local tuning of planar photonic crystals infiltrated with organic molecules
Author :
El-Kallassi, P. ; Ferrini, R. ; Zuppiroli, L. ; Le Thomas, N. ; Houdré, R. ; Berrier, A. ; Anand, S. ; Talneau, A.
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´´Optoelectron. des Mater. Moleculaires, EPFL, Lausanne
Abstract :
We report on the optical tuning of InP-based planar photonic crystals infiltrated with a photoresponsive liquid crystal system. Preliminary results on the local tuning of infiltrated structures are also presented.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; nematic liquid crystals; optical tuning; organic compounds; photonic crystals; InP; infiltrated structures; local tuning; organic molecules; otical tuning; photoresponsive liquid crystal system; planar photonic crystals; Liquid crystals; Optical filters; Optical refraction; Optical tuning; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Photochromism; Photonic crystals; Shape; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0930-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4387041
