Refractive index engineering of liquid crystals with nano-particulates

Andres Diaz; Yi Ma; Junbin Huang; Justin Liou; Jae Hong Park; Iam Choon Khoo

doi:10.1117/12.794269

27 August 2008 Refractive index engineering of liquid crystals with nano-particulates

Andres Diaz, Yi Ma, Junbin Huang, Justin Liou, Jae Hong Park, Iam Choon Khoo

Proceedings Volume 7050, Liquid Crystals XII; 705013 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.794269
Event: Photonic Devices + Applications, 2008, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We study the enhancement and control of the refractive index of liquid crystals with dispersed gold and silver nanoparticles. The maximum obtainable variation in the real and imaginary parts of the effective refractive index of the solution by reorientation of the liquid crystal molecules is calculated, and the results obtained with gold and silver nanospheres are compared. The effect of size, concentration, and composition of the nano-particulates (solid spheres vs. silver- or gold-coated silica nanoshells) on the refractive index and its wavelength dependence is also considered.

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Andres Diaz, Yi Ma, Junbin Huang, Justin Liou, Jae Hong Park, and Iam Choon Khoo "Refractive index engineering of liquid crystals with nano-particulates", Proc. SPIE 7050, Liquid Crystals XII, 705013 (27 August 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.794269

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