Nonlinear and electro-optics of nano-dispersed nematic liquid crystals with tunable negative-, zero-, and positive indices

Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics and Materials

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 381-399

  Khoo, I C ^a   Diaz, A ^a   Kwon, D ^a   Werner, D H ^a   Liou, J ^a   Stinger, Mike ^a   Park, J H ^a   Kubo, S ^b   Mallouk, T ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Liquid crystals; Nonlinear optical; Tunable; Zero and negative refractive index

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY SELECTIVE SURFACES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; METAMATERIALS; NANOSPHERES; NONLINEAR OPTICS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; LIQUID CRYSTALLINE; NEGATIVE REFRACTIVE INDEX; NON-LINEAR OPTICAL; OPTICAL NONLINEARITY; POSITIVE INDEX MATERIALS; RANDOMLY DISTRIBUTED; TUNABLE;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 35548956078     PISSN: 02188635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218863507003792     Document Type: Article

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