Novel liquid-cored fiber and liquid crystal film for sensor protection against visible ps-cw lasers

Iam-Choon Khoo; Michael V. Wood; Pao H. Chen; Min-Yi Shih; Brett D. Guenther

doi:10.1117/12.326888

12 October 1998 Novel liquid-cored fiber and liquid crystal film for sensor protection against visible ps-cw lasers

Iam-Choon Khoo, Michael V. Wood, Pao H. Chen, Min-Yi Shih, Brett D. Guenther

Proceedings Volume 3472, Nonlinear Optical Liquids for Power Limiting and Imaging; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.326888
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1998, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

We have developed compact millimeter thick optical fiber arrays with nonlinear optical liquid guiding cores. These image transmitting fiber arrays are capable of passive optical limiting action against frequency agile short (picosecond- nanosecond) laser pulses in the visible spectrum. We present the results of further studies of their limiting performance. We also discuss how a recently discovered extraordinarily large nonlinear optical response of methyl-red doped nematic liquid crystal film may be employed for limiting action on longer pulse or cw lasers with nanowatt threshold power.

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Iam-Choon Khoo, Michael V. Wood, Pao H. Chen, Min-Yi Shih, and Brett D. Guenther "Novel liquid-cored fiber and liquid crystal film for sensor protection against visible ps-cw lasers", Proc. SPIE 3472, Nonlinear Optical Liquids for Power Limiting and Imaging, (12 October 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.326888

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