Theory and experimental studies of all-optical transmission switching in a twist-alignment dye-doped nematic liquid crystal

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1931-1937

  Khoo, Iam Choom ^a   Park, Jae Hong ^a   Liou, Justin D ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER THEORY; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; SWITCHING;

ALL-OPTICAL SWITCHING; DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; DYE DOPED NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; EXPERIMENTAL DEMONSTRATIONS; LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS; SWITCHING APPLICATIONS; THEORETICAL MODELING; TRANSMISSION SWITCHING;

SWITCHING THEORY;

EID: 59949086895     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.25.001931     Document Type: Article

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