Singular optical reordering of liquid crystals using Gaussian beams

Journal of Optics

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Brasselet, Etienne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Liquid crystals; Longitudinal optical vortex; Optical reorientation; Singular patterning

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUID FILMS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL FILMS; PLASTIC FILMS;

CIRCULARLY POLARIZED BEAM; ELASTIC DISTORTION; LONGITUDINAL COMPONENTS; LONGITUDINAL OPTICAL; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL FILMS; NORMAL INCIDENCE; OPTICAL REORIENTATION; SINGULAR PATTERNING;

GAUSSIAN BEAMS;

EID: 78249232983     PISSN: 20408978     EISSN: 20408986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/12/12/124005     Document Type: Article

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