Total Internal Reflection Switching At A Liquid Crystal Interface

F. Simoni; G. Cipparrone; C. Umeton; I. C. Khoo

doi:10.1117/12.960612

30 August 1989 Total Internal Reflection Switching At A Liquid Crystal Interface

F. Simoni, G. Cipparrone, C. Umeton, I. C. Khoo

Proceedings Volume 1105, Materials for Optical Switches, Isolators, and Limiters; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960612
Event: SPIE 1989 Technical Symposium on Aerospace Sensing, 1989, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

We report the study of optical switching from total internal reflection to transmission at a liquid crystal interface. The laser induced phase transition to the isotropic state is responsible for the bistable behavior of this device. We show how the effect can be controlled by the angle of incidence of the light.

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F. Simoni, G. Cipparrone, C. Umeton, and I. C. Khoo "Total Internal Reflection Switching At A Liquid Crystal Interface", Proc. SPIE 1105, Materials for Optical Switches, Isolators, and Limiters, (30 August 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960612

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