Electrically tunable Sagnac filter based on a photonic bandgap fiber with liquid crystal infused

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作者
Du, Jiangbing [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Liu, Yange [1 ,2 ]
Wang, Zhi [1 ,2 ]
Zou, Bing [1 ,2 ]
Liu, Bo [1 ,2 ]
Dong, Xiaoyi [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Nankai Univ, Minist Educ, Key Lab Optoelect Informat Sci & Technol, Tianjin 300071, Peoples R China
[2] Nankai Univ, Inst Modern Opt, Tianjin 300071, Peoples R China
[3] Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Dept Elect Engn, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
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10.1364/OL.33.002215
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We demonstrate an electrically tunable Sagnac filter based on a photonic bandgap fiber that is realized by infusing liquid crystal into a solid-core air-hole photoinc crystal fiber. The filter enables an electrical tuning with a range of about 26 nm for one single interference minimum in the transmission bandgap from 1330 to 1650 nm wavelength. The tuning efficiency is averaged to 0.53 nin/V. (C) 2008 Optical Society of America
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页码:2215 / 2217
页数:3
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