• DocumentCode
    499459
  • Title

    Two-dimensional array and switching in a dye-doped azo cholesteric liquid crystal laser

  • Author

    Kang, Boyoung ; Choi, Hyunhee ; Jeong, Mi-Yun ; Wu, J.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Ewha Womans Univ., Seoul, South Korea
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    2-D laser array is fabricated by optical patterning in a dye-doped azo choelsteric liquid crystal. We could achieve an optically controllable lasing emission at each domain of 2-D array and switching on/off of lasing operation.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; cholesteric liquid crystals; dye lasers; laser arrays; laser beams; dye-doped azo cholesteric liquid crystal laser; laser switching operation; optical patterning; optically-controllable lasing emission; two-dimensional laser array; Fluorescence; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Liquid crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Stimulated emission; (140.3600) Lasers, tunable; (160.5293) Photonic bandgap materials; (230.3720) Liquid-crystal devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5224544