Abstract

Reactive mesogen (RM) is an organic liquid crystal molecule that can be self-aligned to have an optic axis of birefringence when coated over a polyimide alignment film. A free-standing optical wave-plate film consisting of RM and low-loss optical polymers was fabricated in this work, and the film was inserted across the polymer waveguide to form an integrated optical polarization converter. For convenient evaluation of the polarization converters, a waveguide polarizer and analyzer were fabricated in series. The polarization conversion efficiency was measured to be 25 dB for the wavelength range from 1520 to 1580 nm. The wave plate exhibited a temperature-dependent retardation of 4.5° for a temperature change from 25 to 100°C.

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2010 (2)

K.-H. Kim, J.-I. Baek, B.-H. Cheong, H.-Y. Choi, S. Shin, J. Kim, and T.-H. Yoon, "Pretilt angle control and multidomain alignment of liquid crystals by using polyimide mixed with liquid crystalline prepolymer," Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 213507 (2010).
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M.-C. Oh, J.-K. Seo, K.-J. Kim, H. Kim, J.-W. Kim, and W.-S. Chu, "Optical current sensors consisting of polymeric waveguide components," J. Lightwave Technol. 28, 1851-1857 (2010).
[Crossref]

2009 (1)

Y.-W. Lim, C.-H. Kwak, W.-S. Lee, and S.-D. Lee, "Thermally stable binary optical films based on photocrosslinkable liquid crystalline polymers containing azodyes," Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 511, 265-271 (2009).

2008 (1)

2007 (1)

2004 (1)

2002 (2)

K. Bayat, G. Rafi, G. Shaker, N. Ranjkesh, S. Chaudhuri, and S. Safavi-Naeini, "Photonic-crystal-based polarization converter for terahertz integrated circuit," Trans. Microw. Theory Tech. 50, 910-928 (2002).
[Crossref]

I. McCulloch, W. Zhang, M. Heeney, C. Bailey, M. Giles, D. Graham, M. Shkunov, D. Sparrowe, and S. Tierney, "Polymerisable liquid crystalline organic semiconductors and their fabrication in organic field effect transistors," J. Mater. Chem. 12, 2436-2444 (2002).

1999 (2)

M.-C. Oh, M.-H. Lee, and H.-J. Lee, "Polymeric waveguide polarization splitter with a buried birefringent polymer," IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 11, 1144-1146 (1999).
[Crossref]

M.-C. Oh, M.-H. Lee, and H.-J. Lee, "TE-pass and TM-pass waveguide polarisers with buried birefringence polymer," Electron. Lett. 35, 471-472 (1999).
[Crossref]

1997 (1)

Y. Inoue, H. Takahashi, S. Ando, T. Sawada, A. Himeno, and M. Kawachi, "Elimination of polarization sensitivity in silica-based wavelength division multiplexer using a polyimide half waveplate," J. Lightwave Technol. 15, 1947-1957 (1997).
[Crossref]

1995 (1)

M.-C. Oh, S.-Y. Shin, W.-Y. Hwang, and J.-J. Kim, "Wave-length insensitive passive polarization converter fabricated by poled polymer waveguides," Appl. Phys. Lett. 67, 1821-1823 (1995).
[Crossref]

1993 (1)

S. Ando, T. Sawada, and Y. Inoue, "Thin, flexible waveplate of fluorinated polyimide," Electron. Lett. 25, 2143-2144 (1993).

Appl. Phys. Lett. (2)

M.-C. Oh, S.-Y. Shin, W.-Y. Hwang, and J.-J. Kim, "Wave-length insensitive passive polarization converter fabricated by poled polymer waveguides," Appl. Phys. Lett. 67, 1821-1823 (1995).
[Crossref]

K.-H. Kim, J.-I. Baek, B.-H. Cheong, H.-Y. Choi, S. Shin, J. Kim, and T.-H. Yoon, "Pretilt angle control and multidomain alignment of liquid crystals by using polyimide mixed with liquid crystalline prepolymer," Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 213507 (2010).
[Crossref]

Electron. Lett. (2)

M.-C. Oh, M.-H. Lee, and H.-J. Lee, "TE-pass and TM-pass waveguide polarisers with buried birefringence polymer," Electron. Lett. 35, 471-472 (1999).
[Crossref]

S. Ando, T. Sawada, and Y. Inoue, "Thin, flexible waveplate of fluorinated polyimide," Electron. Lett. 25, 2143-2144 (1993).

IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. (1)

M.-C. Oh, M.-H. Lee, and H.-J. Lee, "Polymeric waveguide polarization splitter with a buried birefringent polymer," IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 11, 1144-1146 (1999).
[Crossref]

J. Lightwave Technol. (4)

J. Mater. Chem. (1)

I. McCulloch, W. Zhang, M. Heeney, C. Bailey, M. Giles, D. Graham, M. Shkunov, D. Sparrowe, and S. Tierney, "Polymerisable liquid crystalline organic semiconductors and their fabrication in organic field effect transistors," J. Mater. Chem. 12, 2436-2444 (2002).

Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. (1)

Y.-W. Lim, C.-H. Kwak, W.-S. Lee, and S.-D. Lee, "Thermally stable binary optical films based on photocrosslinkable liquid crystalline polymers containing azodyes," Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 511, 265-271 (2009).

Opt. Express (2)

Trans. Microw. Theory Tech. (1)

K. Bayat, G. Rafi, G. Shaker, N. Ranjkesh, S. Chaudhuri, and S. Safavi-Naeini, "Photonic-crystal-based polarization converter for terahertz integrated circuit," Trans. Microw. Theory Tech. 50, 910-928 (2002).
[Crossref]

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