Abstract
Over the last decade, photonic liquid crystal fibers, PLCFs [which are formed of photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) infiltrated with liquid crystals (LCs)] are subjected to intense scientific investigations. Unique characteristics of the host structures and guest materials translate into the special properties of PLCFs. In fact, LCs used as inclusions allows the optical parameters of PLCFs to be dynamically adjusted by external fields and factors (e.g. by electric and magnetic fields, temperature, strain and pressure) [1] and/or by light beams themselves (i.e. when nonlinear effects are considered in LCs) [2].
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