Self-focusing effects in a nematic liquid crystal at 10.6 μm

European Physical Journal D

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 277-281

  Brugioni, S ^a   Meucci, R ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOCUSING; LASER BEAMS; LIQUID FILMS;

DIELECTRIC ANISOTROPIES; HIGHEST TEMPERATURE; LIQUID-CRYSTALS; MIDDLE INFRARED; NEMATIC-TO-ISOTROPIC TRANSITIONS; OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SELF-FOCUSING; SELF-FOCUSING EFFECTS; SPECTRA'S; VISIBLE REGION;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 1142266628     PISSN: 14346060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2003-00299-9     Document Type: Article

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