The dynamic influence of photoisomerization on optical reorientation in absorbing isotropic liquid crystals

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 11709-11714

  Liu, Xiu ^a   Yang, Pei ^a   Ji, Liyong ^a   Liu, Liying ^a   Xu, Lei ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYES; ISOMERS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS;

ANTHRAQUINONE DYE; OPTICAL REORIENTATION; PHOTOISOMERIZATION; TRANSIENT DICHROISM;

ISOMERIZATION;

EID: 35648981194     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.011709     Document Type: Article

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