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Electro- and magneto-optical switching of defect modes in one- dimensional photonic crystals

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The transmission spectra of polarized light waves in a photonic crystal/liquid crystal (PC/LC) cell placed between crossed polarizers and controlled by an electric or magnetic field have been studied experimentally and theoretically. Electro- and magneto-optical switching based on the interference of polarized defect modes has been demonstrated. The transmission spectra of the PC/LC cell have been calculated as a function of the voltage applied to the LC layer and the magnetic field strength. The results of the calculations agree well with the experimental data.

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  1. Kirensky Institute of Physics, Krasnoyarsk Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Science, Siberian Branch, Krasnoyarsk, 660036, Russia

    V. G. Arkhipkin, V. A. Gunyakov, S. A. Myslivets, V. Ya. Zyryanov & V. F. Shabanov

  2. Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russia

    V. G. Arkhipkin, V. A. Gunyakov & S. A. Myslivets

  3. Siberian State Aerospace University, Krasnoyarsk, 660014, Russia

    V. Ya. Zyryanov & V. F. Shabanov

  4. Department of Physics and Center for Nanotechnology, Chung Yuan Chistian University, Chung-Li, Taiwan, 32023, Republic of China

    Wei Lee

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Original Russian Text © V.G. Arkhipkin, V.A. Gunyakov, S.A. Myslivets, V.Ya. Zyryanov, V.F. Shabanov, Wei Lee, 2011, published in Zhurnal Eksperimental’noi i Teoreticheskoi Fiziki, 2011, Vol. 139, No. 4, pp. 666–678.

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Arkhipkin, V.G., Gunyakov, V.A., Myslivets, S.A. et al. Electro- and magneto-optical switching of defect modes in one- dimensional photonic crystals. J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 112, 577–587 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063776111040017

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