Cholesteric liquid-crystal laser as an optic fiber-based temperature sensor

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 85, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 2691-2693

  Moreira, M F ^a   Carvalho, I C S ^a   Cao, W ^b   Bailey, C ^b   Taheri, B ^b   Palffy Muhoray, P ^b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER EMISSION; PULSE ENERGY; SURFACE ANCHORING TORQUES; TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL PUMPING; OSCILLATIONS; STABILIZATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 8344271101     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1781363     Document Type: Article

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