On piezoelectric control of the optical response of sculptured thin films

Fei Wang; Akhlesh Lakhtakia; Russell Messier

doi:10.1080/09500340308235173

On piezoelectric control of the optical response of sculptured thin films

Fei Wang
, Akhlesh Lakhtakia
, Russell Messier

Engineering Science and Mechanics

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Abstract

It is shown that the Bragg centre-wavelength of a polymeric chiral sculptured thin film (STF) can be shifted by the axial tension generated in a cobonded piezoelectric disc by a DC voltage. This attractive possibility can be exploited for tunable optical filters as well as lasers made of chiral STFs, and can be extended to other types of STFs.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	239-249
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Modern Optics
Volume	50
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09500340308235173
State	Published - Jan 2003

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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