Laser-Induced Reorientation In Liquid Crystals: A New Class Of Nonlinear Optical Effects.

E. Santamato; G. Abbate; R. Bruzzese; P. Maddalena; A. Sasso

doi:10.1117/12.937071

10 July 1987 Laser-Induced Reorientation In Liquid Crystals: A New Class Of Nonlinear Optical Effects.

E. Santamato, G. Abbate, R. Bruzzese, P. Maddalena, A. Sasso

Proceedings Volume 0701, 1986 European Conf on Optics, Optical Systems and Applications; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.937071
Event: 1986 International European Conference on Optics, Optical Systems, and Applications, 1986, Florence, Italy

Abstract

Nonlinear optical processes in liquid crystals have recently received a considerable, renewed interest as a result of the newly discovered, extraordinary large optical nonlinearity due to laser-induced molecular reorientation. A series of new nonlinear optical effects has been discovered. In this work we present the observation of intrinsic optical transistor action and of optical-field-induced first-order Freedericksz transition in the 5CB nematic liquid crystal.

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E. Santamato, G. Abbate, R. Bruzzese, P. Maddalena, and A. Sasso "Laser-Induced Reorientation In Liquid Crystals: A New Class Of Nonlinear Optical Effects.", Proc. SPIE 0701, 1986 European Conf on Optics, Optical Systems and Applications, (10 July 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.937071

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Liquid crystals

Transistors

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