Authors

J. Sun; Y. Chen;S. T. Wu

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Opt. Express

Keywords

LIGHT-SCATTERING; ALUMINA; Optics

Abstract

We demonstrate a submillisecond-response and scattering-free infrared phase modulator using a polymer network liquid crystal (PNLC). The required voltage for achieving 2 pi phase change at lambda = 1.06 mu m is 70V (or 5.8 V/mu m) and the measured response time is similar to 200 mu s at 25 degrees C and 30 mu s at 70 degrees C. Opposite to our conventional understanding, a high viscosity LC helps to achieve small domain size during polymerization process, which in turn reduces the response time and light scattering. We use Rayleigh-Gans-Debye scattering model to analyze the voltage-on state transmission spectra. When the domain size is comparable to the wavelength, the model fits with experimental results well. But when the domain size is smaller than the wavelength, the simple Rayleigh model works well.

Journal Title

Optics Express

Volume

20

Issue/Number

18

Publication Date

1-1-2012

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

20124

Last Page

20129

WOS Identifier

WOS:000308414800053

ISSN

1094-4087

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