Photoactive photonic liquid crystal fiber polarization switches
Light-controlled solid-core photonic liquid crystal fiber (PLCF) polarization switch. Photonic bandgap in the wavelength range of 15271538nm. PLCF achieves optically tunable extinction ratio of average 10dB under 30mW laser illumination. Optically switchable PLCF of 60 phase change of, corresponding to a response time of 100ms. The fastest light-tunable PLCF polarization switch available.
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