Nonlinear refraction in photoinduced isotropic state of liquid crystalline azobenzenes

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2004, Pages

  Tabiryan, N ^a   Hrozhyk, U ^a   Serak, S ^a  

^a BEAM ENGINEERING FOR ADVANCED MEASUREMENTS CO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEATING; ISOMERIZATION; ISOMERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFRACTION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PERMITTIVITY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RELAXATION PROCESSES; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ENERGY BARRIERS; ISOTROPIC STATES; NONLINEAR REFRACTION; PHOTOISOMERIZATION;

BENZENE;

EID: 19644362459     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.113901     Document Type: Article

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