TEMPERATURE SWITCH AND THERMALLY-INDUCED OPTICAL BISTABILITY IN A PDLC

Authors
MORMILE P PETTI L ABBATE M MUSTO P RAGOSTA G VILLANO P
Citation
P. Mormile et al., TEMPERATURE SWITCH AND THERMALLY-INDUCED OPTICAL BISTABILITY IN A PDLC, Optics communications, 147(4-6), 1998, pp. 269-273
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00304018
Volume
147
Issue
4-6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
269 - 273
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(1998)147:4-6<269:TSATOB>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
A first thermo-optical characterisation of a new type of polymer dispe rsed liquid crystal is presented. An experimental study on the transmi ttivity as a function of the temperature show a temperature switch bas ed on an optically bistable device. Our results suggest the possibilit y of employing such a material to realise all-optical temperature sens ors. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.