Circularly polarized laser emission induced by supramolecular chirality in cholesteric liquid crystals

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1819-1822

  Furumi, Seiichi ^a   Sakka, Yoshio ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chirality; Circular Polarization; Emission; Laser; Liquid Crystals; Photonic Crystal

Indexed keywords

CHIRALITY; CIRCULAR POLARIZATION; LASER EMISSION; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

LASER PULSES;

CHOLESTEROL; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION; LASER; LIQUID CRYSTAL; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; STEREOISOMERISM;

CHOLESTEROL; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION; FLUORESCENT DYES; LASERS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33750167531     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2006.202     Document Type: Article

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