• DocumentCode
    2901322
  • Title

    35 GHz tunable planar Bragg grating using nematic liquid crystal overlay

  • Author

    Sparrow, I.J.G. ; Smith, Peter G. R.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    12-17 June 2005
  • Firstpage
    491
  • Abstract
    Tunability of a planar waveguide Bragg filter is achieved using a nematic liquid crystal overclad. Electrically induced changes in the liquid crystal refractive index allow a Bragg wavelength tuning range of 35 GHz.
  • Keywords
    Bragg gratings; liquid crystal devices; nematic liquid crystals; optical planar waveguides; optical tuning; optical waveguide filters; refractive index; 35 GHz; Bragg wavelength tuning; electrically induced change; liquid crystal refractive index; nematic liquid crystal; planar waveguide Bragg filter tunability; tunable planar Bragg grating; Bragg gratings; Etching; Liquid crystal devices; Liquid crystal displays; Liquid crystals; Liquid waveguides; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Refractive index; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8974-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568269
  • Filename
    1568269