Nonlinear optical effects in nematic liquid-crystal films in the 1.55 μm spectral region

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 374, Issue , 2002, Pages 315-324

  Khoo, I C ^a   Kaczmarek, M ^b   Shih, M Y ^a   Wood, M V ^a   Diaz, A ^a   Ding, J ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Patel, J ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

1.55 m; Communication channel wavelength; Laser induced; Liquid crystals; Near infrared; Refractive index change

Indexed keywords

INFRARED RADIATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHASE MODULATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

COMMUNICATION CHANNEL WAVELENGTH; LASER INDUCED; NEAR INFRARED; REFRACTIVE INDEX CHANGE;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 11144334685     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587250210422     Document Type: Conference Paper

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