Nano-spheres dispersed liquid crystal supra-nonlinear negative-zero- positive index metamaterials

I. C. Khoo, A. Diaz

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Abstract

We described a nonlinear optical metamaterial formed by randomly dispersing coated core-shell nano-spheres in aligned nematic liquid crystals. Such material will exhibit effective refractive indices ranging from negative, through zero to positive values. The nano-spheres dispersed liquid crystal possesses an effective birefringence that is larger than the natural birefringence of the host liquid crystal, which effectively enhances the nonlinear optical response associated with optical field induced director axis reorientation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationOrganic Photonic Materials and Devices IX
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
EventOrganic Photonic Materials and Devices IX - San Jose, CA, United States
Duration: Jan 21 2007Jan 24 2007

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume6470
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Other

OtherOrganic Photonic Materials and Devices IX
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Jose, CA
Period1/21/071/24/07

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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