{"title":"Liquid-crystal photonic applications","authors":"J. Beeckman, K. Neyts, P. Vanbrabant","doi":"10.1117/1.3565046","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Liquid crystals are nowadays widely used in all types of display applications. However their unique electro-optic properties also make them a suitable material for nondisplay applications. We will focus on the use of liquid crystals in different photonic components: optical filters and switches, beam-steering devices, spatial light modulators, integrated devices based on optical waveguiding, lasers, and optical nonlinear components. Both the basic operating principles as well as the recent state-of-the art are discussed.","PeriodicalId":19561,"journal":{"name":"Optical Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1000,"publicationDate":"2011-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"210","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Optical Engineering","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3565046","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"OPTICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 210
Abstract
Liquid crystals are nowadays widely used in all types of display applications. However their unique electro-optic properties also make them a suitable material for nondisplay applications. We will focus on the use of liquid crystals in different photonic components: optical filters and switches, beam-steering devices, spatial light modulators, integrated devices based on optical waveguiding, lasers, and optical nonlinear components. Both the basic operating principles as well as the recent state-of-the art are discussed.
期刊介绍:
Optical Engineering publishes peer-reviewed papers reporting on research and development in optical science and engineering and the practical applications of known optical science, engineering, and technology.