Title

Amorphous silicon-liquid crystals device forphotonic applications

Author

ÁNGEL FUENTES GARCIA

María del Carmen Grados Luyando

JULIO CESAR RAMIREZ SAN JUAN

RUBEN RAMOS GARCIA

Access level

Open Access

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

Subjects

Nonlinear optics - (INSPEC) Diffraction gratings - (INSPEC) Holography - (INSPEC) Liquid crystals - (INSPEC) CIENCIAS FÍSICO MATEMÁTICAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA - (CTI) FÍSICA - (CTI) ÓPTICA - (CTI) ÓPTICA - (CTI)

Summary or description

We demonstrate that an hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a:SiH)-liquid crystals hybrid device could be used for the recording of high resolution (0.8-2 µm) dynamic holograms. A maximum diffraction efficiency of 3.3% was obtained at low power (1.5 mW) He-Ne laser. The nonlinear refractive index change at 0.6 W/cm2 is n2~1x10−2 cm2 /W, although small compared to that obtained in dye-doped liquid crystal, is equal to the reported in pure liquid crystal although with much higher power density (~50 W/cm2 ). The device operates in the red to near-infrared part of the spectrum which makes it attractive due to its potential applications in telecommunications and military applications.

Publisher

OPTICAL MATERIALS EXPRESS

Publish date

May 1, 2013

Publication type

Article

Publication version

Accepted Version

Information Resource

http://inaoe.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1009/2190

Format

application/pdf

Language

English

Audience

Students

Researchers

General public

Citation suggestion

Fuentes-García, A., et al., (2013). Amorphous silicon-liquid crystals device forphotonic applications, OPTICAL MATERIALS EXPRESS, Vol. 3(6):691-699

Source repository

Repositorio Institucional del INAOE

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