Polarizational nonlinear optical response of photonic structures with a liquid crystal defect. Academic Article

abstract

• We demonstrate experimentally that a one-dimensional photonic crystal with a homeotropic nematic liquid crystal defect behaves as a polarization-sensitive nonlinear all-optical device. We study statics and dynamics of the nonlinear optical response for linearly and circularly polarized beams and show enhanced light sensitivity and polarization self-modulation effects.

authors

• Krolikowski, Wieslaw

published proceedings

• Opt Lett

author list (cited authors)

• Brasselet, E., Miroshnichenko, A. E., Chen, D. F., Krolikowski, W., & Kivshar, Y. S.

citation count

• 6

complete list of authors

• Brasselet, Etienne||Miroshnichenko, Andrey E||Chen, Deng Feng||Krolikowski, Wieslaw||Kivshar, Yuri S

publication date

• February 2009

publisher

• Optica Publishing Group  Publisher

published in

• Optics Letters  Journal

keywords

• 0205 Optical Physics

PubMed Central ID

• 19373350

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1364/ol.34.000488

start page

• 488

end page

• 490

volume

• 34

issue

• 4