Bifurcation analysis of optically induced dynamics in nematic liquid crystals: Elliptical polarization at normal incidence

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1681-1690

  Krimer, Dmitry O ^a   Kramer, L ^a   Brasselet, E ^b   Galstian, T V ^b   Dube L J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; VECTORS;

BIFURCATION ANALYSIS; ELLIPTICAL POLARIZATION; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL FILMS; OPTICALLY INDUCED DYNAMICS;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 24144480970     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.22.001681     Document Type: Article

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