Title

Isothiocyanato-tolanes based high birefringence and fast response time mixtures for photonic applications

Authors

Authors

S. Gauza; C. H. Wen; Y. Zhao; S. T. Wu; A. Ziolek;R. Dabrowski

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Mol. Cryst. Liquid Cryst.

Keywords

high birefringence; nematic liquid crystals; photonic applications; response time; LIQUID-CRYSTALS; Crystallography

Abstract

We have developed some high birefringence (Delta n greater than or similar to 0.3 at lambda = 633 nm) and relatively low viscosity nematic mixtures using isothiocyanato tolanes. These mixtures exhibit a high figure-of-merit (FoM) which is desirable for reducing the device response time. Using such a high FoM liquid crystal mixture in a 2-mu m homogeneous cell, we demonstrate a 1 pi phase modulator at lambda = 633 nm with submillisecond response time.

Journal Title

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volume

453

Publication Date

1-1-2006

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15421400600653993

Language

English

First Page

215

Last Page

226

WOS Identifier

WOS:000238449700016

ISSN

1542-1406

Recommended Citation

"Isothiocyanato-tolanes based high birefringence and fast response time mixtures for photonic applications" (2006). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 6155.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/6155