Optical and Electro-Optical Properties of Cholesteric Liquid Crystals

[901585] patel该项目将对胆甾液晶的结构和电光特性进行研究，并探索这些材料在器件上的可能应用。该项目的主要重点将是详细研究胆甾液晶中特征油纹纹理和其他缺陷结构的起源，我们认为这些缺陷结构阻碍了这些材料在独特光学和电光器件中的应用。预计该项目可能带来的理解将为制作更好的单畴样品铺平道路，这将简化实验的解释，从而更好地理解这些材料，并允许构建光学质量器件。由于互联网使用的爆炸式增长，在波分复用架构中使用的波长选择组件的需求越来越大，这将增加光纤的带宽。我们期望这项研究计划能带来下一代光网络使用的新装置结构。

9901585PatelThis project will undertake an examination of the structural and the electro-optic properties of cholesteric liquid crystals and explore possible device applications of these materials. The project's primary focus will be a detailed study of the origins of the characteristic oily streaks textures and other defect structures in cholesteric liquid crystals, which we believe have hindered the utilization of these materials in unique-optical and electro-optical devices. It is expected that the understanding that may come from the project would pave the way to make better monodomain samples which would simplify the interpretation of experiments, lead to a better understanding of these materials, and allow optical quality devices to be constructed.%%%Due to the explosive growth in the use of the internet, there is a growing need for wavelength selective components for use in the Wavelength Division Multiplexed architecture that will increase the bandwidth of the optical fiber. We expect that the proposed research project will lead to new device structures for use the next generation of optical networks.