Electro-optic phase modulation in light induced self-written waveguides propagated in a 5CB doped photopolymer

Opt Express. 2013 Jan 28;21(2):1541-6. doi: 10.1364/OE.21.001541.

Abstract

We present the inscription of a Light Induced Self-Written (LISW) waveguide in a 4-cyano-4'-pentylbipheny (5CB) doped photopolymer. The dynamic reorientation of the 5CB molecules in the material under applied electric field leads to birefringence in LISW waveguide and thus allows the control of the phase of the guided mode.

MeSH terms

  • Biphenyl Compounds / chemistry*
  • Biphenyl Compounds / radiation effects*
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Light
  • Molecular Imprinting / methods*
  • Nitriles / chemistry*
  • Nitriles / radiation effects*
  • Polymers / chemistry
  • Polymers / radiation effects
  • Refractometry / instrumentation*
  • Scattering, Radiation
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance / instrumentation*
  • Surface Properties / radiation effects
  • Telecommunications / instrumentation*

Substances

  • Biphenyl Compounds
  • Nitriles
  • Polymers
  • 4-cyano-4'-pentylbiphenyl