Light propagation in liquid crystal fibers

Tomasz R. Wolinski; Tomasz Nasilowski; Agnieszka Szymanska; Witold Konopka; Miroslaw A. Karpierz; Andrzej W. Domanski

doi:10.1117/12.348693

14 May 1999 Light propagation in liquid crystal fibers

Tomasz R. Wolinski, Tomasz Nasilowski, Agnieszka Szymanska, Witold Konopka, Miroslaw A. Karpierz, Andrzej W. Domanski

Proceedings Volume 3731, Optical Fibers and Their Applications VI; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.348693
Event: Optical Fibers and Their Applications VI, 1998, Bialowieza, Poland

Abstract

Propagation effects in liquid crystal-core optical fiber waveguides have been investigated. In theory, propagation properties of the TE₀₁ and TM₀₁ modes in the waveguide composed of a low-birefringence nematic liquid crystal acting as an optical-fiber core have been analyzed. The paper presents initial experimental transmission characteristics of the liquid crystal fiber subjected to the influence of electric external field perturbations. The experimental results have been compared with the theory in view of some typical optical fiber parameters suggesting a great potential of the liquid crystal-core fibers for environmental sensing.

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Tomasz R. Wolinski, Tomasz Nasilowski, Agnieszka Szymanska, Witold Konopka, Miroslaw A. Karpierz, and Andrzej W. Domanski "Light propagation in liquid crystal fibers", Proc. SPIE 3731, Optical Fibers and Their Applications VI, (14 May 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.348693

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