Electric control of state of polarization in index-guiding photonic liquid crystal fibers

Slawomir Ertman; Agata Siarkowska; Dariusz Pysz; Ryszard Buczyński; Edward Nowinowski-Kruszelnicki; Roman Dąbrowski; Tomasz R. Woliński

doi:10.1117/12.2026090

20 May 2013 Electric control of state of polarization in index-guiding photonic liquid crystal fibers

Slawomir Ertman, Agata Siarkowska, Dariusz Pysz, Ryszard Buczyński, Edward Nowinowski-Kruszelnicki, Roman Dąbrowski, Tomasz R. Woliński

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Proceedings Volume 8794, Fifth European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors; 87942D (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2026090
Event: Fifth European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors, 2013, Krakow, Poland

Abstract

Photonic liquid crystal fibers allow for dynamic modification of their guiding and polarization properties. In particular it is possible to dynamically tune phase delay between two orthogonal polarization of the guided mode. In this work an index-guiding photonic liquid crystal fiber with highly tunable retardation, reaching value of 15λ (or 30π in terms of phase difference) is presented. Electric tuning with two sets of electrodes is also discussed and demonstrated proving that photonic liquid crystal fibers can be utilized as a all-in-fiber polarization controllers.

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Slawomir Ertman, Agata Siarkowska, Dariusz Pysz, Ryszard Buczyński, Edward Nowinowski-Kruszelnicki, Roman Dąbrowski, and Tomasz R. Woliński "Electric control of state of polarization in index-guiding photonic liquid crystal fibers", Proc. SPIE 8794, Fifth European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors, 87942D (20 May 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2026090

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