Formation of optical transport networks in material movable nanosystem of liquid crystal

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K04693
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Optical engineering, Photon science
• Research Institution: Niigata University
• Principal Investigator: OHDAIRA Yasuo 新潟大学, 自然科学系, 准教授 (10361891)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 岡 寿樹 新潟大学, 自然科学系, 准教授 (00508806) ; 新保 一成 新潟大学, 自然科学系, 教授 (80272855)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 光制御 / 近接場光学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The formation of optical transport networks in material movable nanosystem of liquid crystal was investigated. The material movement of fluorescent dye molecules dispersed in liquid crystal medium was controlled by an external field. In this study, we observed the optical material transfer of rhodamine molecules at the interface of liquid and water medium. The optical formation of flow path generated from a droplet of liquid crystal was investigated. We found the phase transition of liquid crystal due to plasmon excitation and the reversible deformation of azo particles, applicable to the formation of networks of liquid crystal.

Free Research Field

近接場光学