Single and two photon time resolved polarised fluorescence studies of probe molecule dynamics in nematic liquid crystals

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4797, Issue , 2002, Pages 264-274

  Monge, E M ^a   Armoogum, D A ^a   Bain, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Fluorescence anisotropy; Fluorescent probe; Liquid crystal; Order parameters; Orientational relaxation; Photoselection; Rhodamine 6G; Two photon

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; FLUORESCENCE; GROUND STATE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHOTONS; RELAXATION PROCESSES;

FLUORESCENCE ANISOTROPY; GAUSSIAN PROBE DISTRIBUTION; PENTYL CYANOBIPHENYL; PHOTOSELECTION; RHODAMINE;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0038627923     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.453313     Document Type: Conference Paper

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