Photo-excitation of space charge fields and reorientation of a nematic liquid crystal of discotic molecules

Optics Communications

Volumn 150, Issue 1-6, 1998, Pages 195-200

  Macdonald, R ^a   Meindl, P ^a   Chilaya, G ^b   Sikharulidze, D ^b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Electro optical effects; Light valve; Nonlinear optics; Photo refractive effect

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; LIGHTING; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

DISCOTIC MOLECULES; STRONG PHOTO INDUCED REORIENTATION PROCESSES;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 0032069380     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(97)00727-X     Document Type: Article

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