CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Advanced Search
Home > Proceedings > Volume 2525 > Article
Open Access Paper
13 October 1995 Demonstration of complex dynamics of light interaction with liquid crystals for educational purposes
Patrick LiKamWa, M. J. Soileau, Nelson V. Tabiryan, Cesare Umeton, Boris Ya. Zeldovich
Author Affiliations +
Proceedings Volume 2525, 1995 International Conference on Education in Optics; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.224055
Event: SPIE's 1995 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1995, San Diego, CA, United States
Abstract
Investigations of interaction of laser beams with liquid crystals reveal new fundamental features of nonlinear dynamic systems. Those features are connected with the giant values of optical nonlinearity, multitude of control parameters, specific properties of light propagation in highly anisotropic and inhomogeneous media, and multidimensional (vector) character of light-induced modulations of liquid crystals. Exceptional opportunities to visualize complex spatio-temporal phenomena in real time, in simple experimental situations, and with utilization of low-power lasers and thin layers of materials, provide a great potential for the design of low-cost and portable set-ups for modeling, demonstrations, and general educational purposes.
© (1995) COPYRIGHT Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.
Citation Download Citation
Patrick LiKamWa, M. J. Soileau, Nelson V. Tabiryan, Cesare Umeton, and Boris Ya. Zeldovich "Demonstration of complex dynamics of light interaction with liquid crystals for educational purposes", Proc. SPIE 2525, 1995 International Conference on Education in Optics, (13 October 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.224055
PROCEEDINGS
 5 PAGES
DOWNLOAD PAPER SAVE TO MY LIBRARY
GET CITATION
Advertisement
Advertisement
RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS
Get copyright permission  Get copyright permission on Copyright Marketplace
KEYWORDS
Liquid crystals
Control systems
Nonlinear optics
Complex systems
Crystals
Geometrical optics
Molecules
RELATED CONTENT
Subscribe to Digital Library
Receive Erratum Email Alert
Back to Top