Nonlinear liquid-crystal fiber structures for passive optical limiting of short laser pulses

I. C. Khoo, M. V. Wood, M. Lee, Brett D. Guenther

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Abstract

Optical limiting of nanosecond and picosecond laser pulses through millimeter-length isotropic liquid-crystal-cored fiber structures is reported. Low limiting threshold and clamped transmitted outputs are observed. The underlying nonlinear mechanisms are nonlinear photoabsorptions and scattering and lossy waveguiding caused by laser-induced thermal-density index fluctuations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1625-1627
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume21
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 15 1996

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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