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  • Electro-optic phase modulation in light induced self-written waveguides propagated in a 5CB doped photopolymer.

Electro-optic phase modulation in light induced self-written waveguides propagated in a 5CB doped photopolymer.

Optics express (2013-02-08)
Abdelmonem Jemal, Mohamed Ben Belgacem, Saber Kamoun, Mohamed Gargouri, Kokou D Honorat Dorkenoo, Alberto Barsella, Loïc Mager
ABSTRACT

We present the inscription of a Light Induced Self-Written (LISW) waveguide in a 4-cyano-4'-pentylbipheny (5CB) doped photopolymer. The dynamic reorientation of the 5CB molecules in the material under applied electric field leads to birefringence in LISW waveguide and thus allows the control of the phase of the guided mode.

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4′-Pentyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile, liquid crystal (nematic), 98%