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 …

We report on the fabrication and characterization of a highly sensitive temperature sensor by
selectively filling the nematic liquid crystal (NLC) 6CHBT into a single void within the …

The paper presents our latest experimental results on the influence of temperature, an
external electric field, and hydrostatic pressure on propagation properties of the photonic …

Over the last few years, there has been a growing interest in the field of microstructured
optofluidic waveguides and especially those created by filling photonic crystal fibers with …

Optical properties of photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) as well as micro-capillaries infiltrated with
a 6CHBT liquid crystal (LC) doped with spherical silver (Ag) nanoparticles (NPs) have been …

A theoretical study of nematic liquid crystal filled photonic crystal fibers (LCPCFs) is
presented. Detailed investigations including the polarization dependent bandgap formation …

In this work, optical properties of a cubic blue phase liquid crystal (BPLC) in photonic
microstructures were investigated. The experiments were carried out in microcapillaries with …

We present experimental and simulation results of the zero-dispersion shift in photonics
crystal fibers infiltrated with water–ethanol mixture. The fiber based on the fused silica glass …

A novel design for dispersion compensation based on dual core liquid crystal photonic
crystal fiber (DC-LCPCF) is reported and analyzed. The new structure is based on the …

The paper reviews and discusses the latest developments in the field of the photonic liquid
crystal fibers that have occurred for the last three years in view of new challenges for both …