Asymmetric tunable Fabry-Perot cavity using switchable polymer stabilized cholesteric liquid crystal optical Bragg mirror

Optical Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Sathaye, Kedar S ^a   Dupont, Laurent ^a   De Bougrenet De La Tocnaye, Jean Louis ^a  

^a ECOLE DES MINES DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Bragg mirrors; Conducting polymer; Fabry Perot; Polymer stabilized cholesteric liquid crystals; Tunable cavity

Indexed keywords

BRAGG MIRRORS; FABRY-PEROT; INDIUM TIN OXIDE GLASS PLATES; LINEARLY POLARIZED MODES; MONOLITHIC FABRICATIONS; POLYMER-STABILIZED CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; TUNABLE CAVITY; TUNABLE FABRY-PEROT CAVITY;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; MIRRORS;

CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 84881491293     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.OE.51.3.034001     Document Type: Article

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