Unique temperature dependence of selectively liquid-crystal-filled photonic crystal fibers

Abstract

We demonstrate a unique temperature-dependent characteristic of the selectively liquid-crystal-filled photonic crystal fiber, which is realized by a selectively infiltrating liquid crystal into a single air hole located at the second ring near the core of the PCF. Three-resonance dips are observed in the transmission spectrum. Theoretical and experimental investigations reveal that the three-resonance dips all result from the coupling between the LP01 core mode and the rod modes, i.e., LP03 and LP51. Then, we find that the dip shift induced by temperature shows good agreements with the thermo-optic performance of the LC employed. Furthermore, the dips shift greatly with changes in temperature, providing a method to achieve temperature measurement in such a compact structure.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2016.2539288
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Institute of Photonics Technology (AIPT)
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Uncontrolled Keywords: fiber optics,fiber optics sensors,liquid-crystal devices,photonic crystal fibers,Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Publication ISSN: 1941-0174
Last Modified: 05 Feb 2024 08:16
Date Deposited: 23 May 2016 11:00
Full Text Link: http://ieeexplo ... rnumber=7431985
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2016-06-15
Published Online Date: 2016-03-11
Accepted Date: 2016-03-03
Submitted Date: 2015-12-24
Authors: Sun, Bing
Zhang, Zuxing
Wei, Wei
Wang, Chao
Liao, Changrui
Zhang, Lin (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-1691-5577)
Wang, Yiping

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