Interferometric measurements by using slow light in liquid crystal media

U. Bortolozzo; J. P. Huignard; S. Residori

doi:10.1117/12.2047569

21 February 2014 Interferometric measurements by using slow light in liquid crystal media

U. Bortolozzo, J. P. Huignard, S. Residori

Proceedings Volume 8998, Advances in Slow and Fast Light VII; 89980U (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2047569
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2014, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Slow light in liquid crystal media o ers the way of implementing interferometric measurements in large area, easily recon gurable and highly sensitive devices. Here we present two different ways of achieving slow light in liquid crystal media, namely, photoisomerization induced transparency in dye-doped chiral liquid crystals and two-wave mixing optical resonance in pure nematics. The two mechanisms arise from absorption, respectively, refractive index gratings induced in the medium. Doppler shift measurements and adaptive holography are shown as examples of optical sensing applications.

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U. Bortolozzo, J. P. Huignard, and S. Residori "Interferometric measurements by using slow light in liquid crystal media", Proc. SPIE 8998, Advances in Slow and Fast Light VII, 89980U (21 February 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2047569

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