Nanosphere dispersed liquid crystals for tunable negative–zero–positive index of refraction in the optical and terahertz regimes

I. C. Khoo, D. H. Werner, X. Liang, A. Diaz, B. Weiner

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Abstract

An analysis of aligned nematic liquid crystal cells containing core-shell nanospheres shows that it is possible to devise a new type of metamaterial whose index of refraction is tunable from negative, through zero, to positive values. The design parameters for the constituents can be scaled for application in the optical as well as very long wavelength (e.g., terahertz and microwave) regions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2592-2594
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume31
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2006

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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