Second harmonic generation in liquid crystals of nonchiral, banana shaped molecules

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3143, Issue , 1997, Pages 128-135

  Kentischer, F ^a   Macdonald, R ^a   Warnick, P ^a   Heppke, G ^a   Rauch, S ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Achiral banana shaped molecules; Antiferroelectricity; Liquid crystals; Second harmonic generation

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROELECTRICITY; LIQUID CRYSTALS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

CHIRAL MOLECULES;

SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION;

EID: 0031305980     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.279261     Document Type: Conference Paper

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1. Ferroelectric liquid crystals
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4. New banana-shaped mesogens