Molecular motion analysis in nematic liquid-crystal cells using linear and nonlinear optical techniques

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1583-1590

  Stolle, R ^a   Durr T ^a   Marowsky, G ^a  

^a LASER LABORATORIUM GÖTTINGEN E V   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; SWITCHING;

MOLECULAR REORIENTATION; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS; POLARITY REVERSAL; SIGN REVERSAL; TIME RESOLVED LINEAR OPTICAL TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENT; TIME RESOLVED NONLINEAR OPTICAL SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 0031189646     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.001583     Document Type: Article

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