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Simulations of a liquid-crystal-based electro-optical switch

Author(s) -

Maarten Sluijter,

Dick K. G. de Boer,

H. P. Urbach

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

optics letters

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524

H-Index - 272

eISSN - 1071-2763

pISSN - 0146-9592

DOI - 10.1364/ol.34.000094

Subject(s) - electric field , liquid crystal , optical switch , optics , materials science , optoelectronics , optical communication , refractive index , physics , quantum mechanics

We present simulations of a novel liquid-crystal-based electro-optical device that enables a switching effect owing to a backreflection phenomenon. In the simulations, we exploit the optical properties of a liquid-crystal layer with a Freédericksz alignment in an unconventional way. The resulting switching effect of the proposed optical design can be controlled by means of an external electric field. Possible applications of the liquid-crystal device can be found in, but are not restricted to, optical communication systems and lighting applications.

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