Liquid-crystal photonic applications

Jeroen Beeckman; Kristiaan Neyts; Pieter J. M. Vanbrabant

doi:10.1117/1.3565046

1 August 2011 Liquid-crystal photonic applications

Jeroen Beeckman, Kristiaan Neyts, Pieter J. M. Vanbrabant

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 50, Issue 8, 081202 (August 2011). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3565046

Abstract

Liquid crystals are nowadays widely used in all types of display applications. However their unique electro-optic properties also make them a suitable material for nondisplay applications. We will focus on the use of liquid crystals in different photonic components: optical filters and switches, beam-steering devices, spatial light modulators, integrated devices based on optical waveguiding, lasers, and optical nonlinear components. Both the basic operating principles as well as the recent state-of-the art are discussed.

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Jeroen Beeckman, Kristiaan Neyts, and Pieter J. M. Vanbrabant "Liquid-crystal photonic applications," Optical Engineering 50(8), 081202 (1 August 2011). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3565046

Published: 1 August 2011

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