Photoisomerization of azo-dyes in nematic liquid crystals

Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics and Materials

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 539-551

  Jánossy, István ^a   Szabados, Lilla ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; ISOMERS;

ABSORPTION CO-EFFICIENT; ORDER PARAMETER; ORIENTATIONAL ORDERINGS; POLARIZATION DIRECTION; PUMP BEAMS; PUMP-PROBE TECHNIQUE; TRANS AND CIS ISOMERS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0347146578     PISSN: 02188635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218863598000399     Document Type: Article

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