Title
High dn(o)/dT liquid crystals and their applications in a thermally tunable liquid crystal photonic crystal fiber
Abbreviated Journal Title
Mol. Cryst. Liquid Cryst.
Keywords
high dn(o)/dT; liquid crystals; microstructure devices; photonic crystal; fiber; REFRACTIVE-INDEXES; BANDGAP FIBERS; DEVICES; Crystallography
Abstract
We have analyzed the physical origins of the temperature gradient of the ordinary refractive index (dn(o)/dT) of liquid crystals. To achieve a large dn(o)/dT , high birefringence (Delta n) and low clearing temperature play crucial roles. Based on these guidelines, we formulated two exemplary liquid crystal mixtures, designated as UCF-1 and UCF-2. The dn(o)/dT of UCF-1 is similar to 4x higher than that of 5CB at room temperature. By infiltrating UCF-1 into the air holes of a three-rod core photonic crystal fiber, we demonstrate a thermally tunable photonic bandgap fiber with tuning sensitivity of 27 nm/degrees C at room temperature. The insertion loss is less than 0.5 dB.
Journal Title
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
Volume
453
Publication Date
1-1-2006
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
355
Last Page
370
WOS Identifier
ISSN
1542-1406
Recommended Citation
"High dn(o)/dT liquid crystals and their applications in a thermally tunable liquid crystal photonic crystal fiber" (2006). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 6345.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/6345
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