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Article
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2. ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Abstract
A simple, compact electrooptic polarizer based on an ion-exchanged glass channel waveguide covered with a nematic liquid crystal (LC) is proposed. A full vectorial beam propagation method is employed to simulate this device for the first time. For the cases of zero and strong LC surface anchoring, the performance of the proposed polarizer under different applied voltages is analyzed numerically. Analysis indicates that surface anchoring of the liquid crystal is a key issue influencing the performance for the proposed optical polarizer device.
Recommended Citation
Wang, P., Semenova, Y., Zheng, J., Wu, Q., Hatta, A. and Farrell, G.: “Proposal for a Simple Integrated Optical Ion Exchange Waveguide Polarizer with a Liquid Crystal Overlay”, Optics Communications, Vol.284, pp.979-984. 2011.
Publication Details
Optics Communications, Vol.284, 2011, pp.979-984