Analysis of light propagation mechanisms in photonic liquid crystal fibers

Katarzyna Szaniawska; Tomasz Nasilowski; Tomasz R. Wolinski; Hugo Thienpont

doi:10.1117/12.664741

18 April 2006 Analysis of light propagation mechanisms in photonic liquid crystal fibers

Katarzyna Szaniawska, Tomasz Nasilowski, Tomasz R. Wolinski, Hugo Thienpont

Proceedings Volume 6182, Photonic Crystal Materials and Devices III (i.e. V); 618220 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.664741
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2006, Strasbourg, France

Abstract

The paper reports numerical analysis of light propagation in a photonic crystal fiber filled with a nematic liquid crystal. Such fiber is not only an advanced anisotropic structure, but also can experience a change in its light propagation mechanism: from index guiding to the photonic band gap mechanism. Both of these mechanisms can be extensively tuned due to variations of liquid crystals and silica glass refractive indices differences. The obtained numerical simulations are confirmed by experimental results.

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Katarzyna Szaniawska, Tomasz Nasilowski, Tomasz R. Wolinski, and Hugo Thienpont "Analysis of light propagation mechanisms in photonic liquid crystal fibers", Proc. SPIE 6182, Photonic Crystal Materials and Devices III (i.e. V), 618220 (18 April 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.664741

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