• DocumentCode
    2792262
  • Title

    Nano-spheres dispersed nematic liquid crystals for broadband tunable negative-zero-positive index materials

  • Author

    Khoo, I.C. ; Diaz, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Electrical Engineering Department, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 16802, USA
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    It is demonstrated that by introducing gain and nano-spheres in aligned nematic liquid crystals, one can design metamaterials which possess broadband tunable negative-zero-positive index with relatively low loss compared to other material systems.
  • Keywords
    Crystalline materials; Crystallization; Liquid crystal devices; Liquid crystals; Optical losses; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Refractive index; Tunable circuits and devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2007.4431632
  • Filename
    4431632
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2792262