Title :
Optical modulation with a ruby microsphere in liquid crystal
Author :
Hasan Yilmaz;Mohammed S. Murib;Ali Serpeng?zel;Romeo Beccherelli
Author_Institution :
Microphotonics Research Laboratory, Physics Department, Ko? University, Istanbul 34450, Turkey
Abstract :
Optical spectra of a hybrid device consisting of a ruby microsphere and nematic liquid crystal are calculated at different voltages applied to the liquid crystal. A wavelength shift of 0.11 nm is observed for resonances with mode spacing of 1.6 nm.
Keywords :
"Optical modulation","Liquid crystals","Optical scattering","Liquid crystal devices","Resonance light scattering","Refractive index","Light scattering","Particle scattering","Electromagnetic scattering","Microcavities"
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS ´09. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3680-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343467
