High-efficiency energy transfer due to stimulated orientational scattering of light in nematic liquid crystals

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1203-1205

  Tabiryan, N V ^a   Sukhov, A V ^b   Zel'dovich, B Ya ^a,c  

^a BEAM ENGINEERING FOR ADVANCED MEASUREMENTS CO   (United States)

^b RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT POLARIZATION; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL PUMPING;

STIMULATED ORIENTATIONAL SCATTERING (SOS);

SPECKLE;

EID: 0037515028     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.18.001203     Document Type: Article

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