In this paper we review the state of the art in the field of liquid-crystal tunable guided-wave
photonic devices, a unique type of fill-once, molecular-level actuated, optofluidic systems …

Photoresponsive liquid crystalline photonic materials are a medium in which the self‐
regulation of light can occur. Liquid crystals are macroscopically self‐assembling, optically …

Direct laser writing is demonstrated by two‐photon polymerization of multi‐element
diffractive optical components that can be switched on and off with an applied voltage. By …

In this article, we disclose a method to achieve submicron-scale resolution for liquid crystals
by photo-alignment of the sulfonic azo dye (SD1) layer. The interference pattern produced …

Liquid crystalline (LC) polymers are high-molecular-mass substances that exhibit an
intermediate (mesomorphic) behavior between the ordinary liquids and crystalline …

Nanophotonics is a newly develo** and exciting field, with two main areas of interest:
imaging/computer vision and data transport. The technologies developed in the field of …

An integrated optical switch based on liquid crystal on silicon is reported. The switch
consists of an optical waveguide, whose core is made of nematic liquid crystal E7 infiltrated …

We, herein, report the fabrication of light-scattering switches from polymer microsphere-filled
liquid crystals (PFLCs) using pseudopeptidic bottlebrush polymers. A simple method of …

The aim of this paper is to discuss the benefits as well as the limitations of utilizing
photopolymer materials in the design of holograms that are responsive to changes in their …

Liquid crystals (LCs) are made of molecules and layers of small nm sizes, hence by their
nature they fall in the categories of nanoscale science, engineering, and technology. Their …