Formation and Control of Spatial Optical Solitons in Dye-Doped Liquid Crystals
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24760265
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Electron device/Electronic equipment
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| Research Institution | Nagaoka University of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
SASAKI Tomoyuki 長岡技術科学大学, その他部局等, 准教授 (90553090)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
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| Keywords | 空間光ソリトン / 液晶 / 色素 / 光熱効果 / 非線形光学効果 |
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| Research Abstract |
We investigated light propagation in dye-doped nematic liquid crystals in order to form spatial optical solitons in liquid crystalline materials with high efficiency and to control their propagation. As a result, nonlinear soliton-like propagation was observed in the dye-doped liquid crystals when the polarization azimuth was orthogonal to the orientation direction of the liquid crystal. We clarified that the observed nonlinearity is due principally to the photothermal effect, which was induced by light absorption of the dye and the resultant temperature distribution in the material. In addition, we observed a light confinement effect related to the difference in refractive indices between nematic and isotropic phases.
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