A comparison of photonic band edge lasing in the chiral nematic N* and smectic C* phases

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5289, Issue , 2004, Pages 213-220

  Ford, Alison D ^a   Morris, Stephen M ^a   Pivnenko, Mikhail N ^a   Coles, Harry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chiral Nematic; Liquid Crystals; Photonic Band Edge Lasers; Smectic C

Indexed keywords

GLASS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHOTONS; Q SWITCHING; SAMPLING; SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

CHIRAL NEMATIC; PHOTONIC BAND EDGE LASERS; PITCH LENGTH; SMECTIC C;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 8844239119     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.532178     Document Type: Conference Paper

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