Liquid crystalline nonlinear optical metamaterials with low-loss tunable negative-zero-positive refractive indices

I. C. Khoo, A. Diaz, D. H. Kwon, D. H. Werner

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Abstract

We describe a class of liquid crystalline photonic metamaterials that exhibit tunable negative-zero-positive refractive indices. As a result of the extreme sensitivity of the nematic liquid crystal constituent, these metamaterials also exhibit extraordinarily large optical nonlinearities associated with the optical field induced director axis reorientation and birefringence change. Incorporation of a gain medium such as laser dye reduces losses of the metamaterial.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationLiquid Crystals and Applications in Optics
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
EventLiquid Crystals and Applications in Optics - Prague, Czech Republic
Duration: Apr 17 2007Apr 18 2007

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume6587
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Other

OtherLiquid Crystals and Applications in Optics
Country/TerritoryCzech Republic
CityPrague
Period4/17/074/18/07

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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