Phase-conjugate reflection and self-starting optical phase-conjugate oscillation in planar nematic liquid-crystal cells

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-72

  Shen, Yuhren ^a   Hsu, Hsu Kuan ^a   Chen, Shu Hsia ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FOUR WAVE MIXING; LIQUID CRYSTALS; SCATTERING;

OPTICAL INTENSITIES;

OPTICAL PHASE CONJUGATION;

EID: 0038174725     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.20.000065     Document Type: Article

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