Broadband Thermo-Optic Switching Effect Based on Liquid Crystal Infiltrated Photonic Crystal Fibers

Bing Sun; Yijian Huang; Dan Luo; Chao Wang; Jun He; Changrui Liao; Guolu Yin; Jiangtao Zhou; Shen Liu; Jing Zhao; Yiping Wang

doi:10.1109/JPHOT.2015.2449732

IEEE Photonics Journal (Jan 2015)

Broadband Thermo-Optic Switching Effect Based on Liquid Crystal Infiltrated Photonic Crystal Fibers

Bing Sun,
Yijian Huang,
Dan Luo,
Chao Wang,
Jun He,
Changrui Liao,
Guolu Yin,
Jiangtao Zhou,
Shen Liu,
Jing Zhao,
Yiping Wang

Affiliations

Bing Sun: Key Lab. of Optoelectron. Devices & Syst. of Minist. of Educ., Shenzhen Univ., Shenzhen, China
Yijian Huang: Key Lab. of Optoelectron. Devices & Syst. of Minist. of Educ., Shenzhen Univ., Shenzhen, China
Dan Luo: Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., South Univ. of Sci. & Technol. of China, Shenzhen, China
Chao Wang: Key Lab. of Optoelectron. Devices & Syst. of Minist. of Educ., Shenzhen Univ., Shenzhen, China
Jun He: Key Lab. of Optoelectron. Devices & Syst. of Minist. of Educ., Shenzhen Univ., Shenzhen, China
Changrui Liao: Key Lab. of Optoelectron. Devices & Syst. of Minist. of Educ., Shenzhen Univ., Shenzhen, China
Guolu Yin: Key Lab. of Optoelectron. Devices & Syst. of Minist. of Educ., Shenzhen Univ., Shenzhen, China
Jiangtao Zhou: Key Lab. of Optoelectron. Devices & Syst. of Minist. of Educ., Shenzhen Univ., Shenzhen, China
Shen Liu: Key Lab. of Optoelectron. Devices & Syst. of Minist. of Educ., Shenzhen Univ., Shenzhen, China
Jing Zhao: Key Lab. of Optoelectron. Devices & Syst. of Minist. of Educ., Shenzhen Univ., Shenzhen, China
Yiping Wang: Key Lab. of Optoelectron. Devices & Syst. of Minist. of Educ., Shenzhen Univ., Shenzhen, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOT.2015.2449732
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 4
pp. 1 – 7

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We demonstrate a liquid-crystal-filled photonic crystal fiber (PCF) and investigate its temperature response with a unique liquid crystal (LC) clearing point of 58 °C. Opposite temperature responses are observed at the temperature that is lower and higher than the LC's clearing point, respectively. Such a LC-filled PCF could be used to develop a promising optical switch with a broadband operation range of 102.5 nm via a small temperature change of less than 1.5 °C. Moreover, the LC-filled PCF exhibited an ultrahigh temperature sensitivity of 105 nm/°C and could find potential applications in the field of temperature sensors.

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ISSN: 1943-0655 (Online)
Publisher: IEEE
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics; Science: Physics: Optics. Light
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