Title :
Photonic crystal optical limiting filter
Author :
Yang, Fuchyi ; Yen, Gary ; Cunningham, Brian T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Abstract :
An optically tunable narrowband reflectance filter is fabricated on a plastic substrate over large surface areas using nanoreplica molding. The reflection peak wavelength was tuned -25 nm using an optically active azobenzene liquid crystal film.
Keywords :
optical filters; optical limiters; photonic crystals; nanoreplica molding; optically active azobenzene liquid crystal film; optically tunable narrowband reflectance filter; photonic crystal optical limiting filter; plastic substrate; Liquid crystals; Narrowband; Optical films; Optical filters; Optical reflection; Optical surface waves; Photonic crystals; Plastics; Reflectivity; Substrates; 050.0050; 230.0230;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
