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Pdlc-Based Device for Optical Limiting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

P. Feneyrou,
F. Genty,
E. Chastaing,
P. Le Barny,
A. Delboulbe,
V. Dentan,
B. Loiseaux and
J P. Huignard
P. Feneyrou
Affiliation:
Laboratoire Central de Recherches, Thomson CSF, Domaine de Corbeville, 91404 Orsay Cedex, France
F. Genty
Affiliation:
Laboratoire Central de Recherches, Thomson CSF, Domaine de Corbeville, 91404 Orsay Cedex, France
E. Chastaing
Affiliation:
Laboratoire Central de Recherches, Thomson CSF, Domaine de Corbeville, 91404 Orsay Cedex, France
P. Le Barny
Affiliation:
Laboratoire Central de Recherches, Thomson CSF, Domaine de Corbeville, 91404 Orsay Cedex, France
A. Delboulbe
Affiliation:
Laboratoire Central de Recherches, Thomson CSF, Domaine de Corbeville, 91404 Orsay Cedex, France
V. Dentan
Affiliation:
Laboratoire Central de Recherches, Thomson CSF, Domaine de Corbeville, 91404 Orsay Cedex, France
B. Loiseaux
Affiliation:
Laboratoire Central de Recherches, Thomson CSF, Domaine de Corbeville, 91404 Orsay Cedex, France
J P. Huignard
Affiliation:
Laboratoire Central de Recherches, Thomson CSF, Domaine de Corbeville, 91404 Orsay Cedex, France
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Abstract

The scattering properties of polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) composites are studied and applied to optically addressed devices for the protection against continuous wave laser. The geometry of the device is chosen with respect to its scattering efficiency, linear transmission and response time. The optical limiting performances of this PDLC-based device are measured at 514 nm.

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