Nonlinear refractive index measurements of discotic and calamitic nematic lyotropic phases

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Kimura, N M ^a   Santoro, P A ^a   Fernandes, P R G ^a   Viscovini, R C ^a   Gomez S L ^b   Palangana, A J ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; MIXTURES; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CALAMITIC NEMATIC PHASES; NEMATIC LYOTROPIC PHASE; NONLINEAR PARAMETER; Z-SCAN TECHNIQUE;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 33845723623     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.74.062701     Document Type: Article

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