Dynamic grating features for the surface-induced photorefractive effect in undoped nematics

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 996-1004

  Pagliusi, Pasquale ^a   Cipparrone, Gabriella ^a  

^a INFM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PHOTOELECTRICITY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE MATERIALS; SURFACES;

DIFFRACTION EFFICIENCY (DE); DYNAMIC GRATING FEATURES; FORCED LIGHT SCATTERING (FLS); PROBE BEAM POLARIZATIONS; SURFACE INDUCED PHOTOREFRACTIVE EFFECT; UNDOPED NEMATICS;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 10044272977     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.21.000996     Document Type: Article

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