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Hybrid liquid crystal–photonic crystal fiber tunable interferometer
Author(s) -
Poudereux David,
Quintana Xabier,
Corredera Pedro,
Geday Morten A.,
Otón José M.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.29272
Subject(s) - interferometry , cladding (metalworking) , materials science , photonic crystal fiber , astronomical interferometer , optoelectronics , microwave , optics , optical fiber , photonic crystal , physics , telecommunications , engineering , wavelength , metallurgy
Two tunable interferometers based on photonic crystal fibers (PCF) and liquid crystals (LC) were designed and fabricated. In the first interferometer, the LC peripherally surrounds the PCF, while in the second, much more sensitive to external fields, the LC partially fills the fiber cladding holes. The devices may be applied to optical communications and sensing. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 57:2075–2079, 2015