Polar micro structures of the B2- And B4-phases of bent-shaped LC-molecules resolved by nonlinear optical microscopy

Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics and Materials

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 287-302

  Morales Saavedra, Omar G ^a,c   Jákli, Antal ^b   Heppke, Gerd ^a   Eichler, Hans J ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bent shaped mesogens; Nonlinear optical microscopy; SHG

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

APPLIED RESEARCH; BENT-CORE COMPOUNDS; LIQUID CRYSTALLINE; MESOGENS; MICROSCOPIC SCALE; NONLINEAR OPTICAL; NONLINEAR OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SITU EVALUATION;

HARMONIC GENERATION;

EID: 33746686908     PISSN: 02188635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218863506003293     Document Type: Article

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