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Fabrication and Electro-Optical Characterization of aNanocellulose-Based Spatial Light Modulator

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 December 2015

Hassane Oulachgar ,
Martin Bolduc ,
Gregory Chauve ,
Yan Desroches ,
Patrick Beaupre ,
Jean Bouchard  and
Pierre Galarneau
Hassane Oulachgar*
Affiliation:
Institut National d’Optique, Québec, Québec, Canada
Martin Bolduc
Affiliation:
Institut National d’Optique, Québec, Québec, Canada
Gregory Chauve
Affiliation:
FPInnovation, Pointe-Claire, Québec, Canada.
Yan Desroches
Affiliation:
Institut National d’Optique, Québec, Québec, Canada
Patrick Beaupre
Affiliation:
Institut National d’Optique, Québec, Québec, Canada
Jean Bouchard
Affiliation:
FPInnovation, Pointe-Claire, Québec, Canada.
Pierre Galarneau
Affiliation:
Institut National d’Optique, Québec, Québec, Canada
*
*(Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) is an emerging renewable nanomaterial that ispromising for many diverse applications. As a renewable material, NCC and itsderivatives have been widely studied, focusing on their biological, chemical, aswell as mechanical properties. The electro-optical properties of NCC, however,remain relatively under explored. Birefringence is one of the importantproperties that make the NCC very attractive for photonic applications. Therode-like NCC fibers dispersed in certain solutions exhibit a specific preferredorientation which depends on their electrical charge, physical dimensions andthe type of solutions used to disperse NCC fibers. In a recent study ofKerr-effect in functionalized NCC solutions, we demonstrated that it is possibleto control the orientation of NCC fibers under an applied electric field.NCC-based spatial light modulator devices were fabricated and characterized.Results showed that the transmittance of the device can be controlled throughfrequency modulation of the applied electric field. In this paper we present thefabrication and electro-optical characterization of the device and discuss therelevant properties of NCC and future approaches to optimize and improve theircharacteristics and performance.

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electronic materialdevicesnanostructure
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MRS Advances , Volume 1 , Issue 10: Biomaterials and Soft Materials , 2016 , pp. 631 - 637
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2015 

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