Thermo-optic switching in liquid crystal infiltrated photonic bandgap fibres

Electronics Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 1719-1720

  Larsen, T T ^a   Broeng, J ^b   Hermann, D S ^c   Bjarklev, A ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NKT PHOTONICS A S   (Denmark)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; FIBER OPTICS; INSERTION LOSSES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

PHOTONIC BANDGAP FIBERS; THERMO-OPTIC SWITCHING; THERMOCHROMIC LIQUID CRYSTAL;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0345134648     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:20031055     Document Type: Article

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