Biphotonic effect of azo-dye-doped liquid crystals using the sequential Z-scan technique

Optics Communications

Volumn 281, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3183-3189

  Lin, Hui Chi ^a   Wang, Jyun Ruei ^a   Wu, Wei Yen ^a   Fuh, Andy Ying Guey ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Azo dye; Liquid crystals; Z Scan

Indexed keywords

LIGHTING; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BIPHOTONIC EFFECT; REORIENTATIONAL NONLINEARITY;

AZO DYES;

EID: 41849096346     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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