DC-field-assisted grating formation and nonlinear diffractions in methyl-red dye-doped blue phase liquid crystals

Iam Choon Khoo

doi:10.1364/OL.40.000060

DC-field-assisted grating formation and nonlinear diffractions in methyl-red dye-doped blue phase liquid crystals

Iam Choon Khoo

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We report the observation of enhanced nonlinear optical responses of methyl-red-doped blue-phase liquid crystals by application of a DC field. We have observed strong multi-order nonlinear grating diffractions characterized by a nonlinear index coefficient n₂ ∼ 0.5 cm²/W using unfocused CW laser power of ∼1 mW and a DC field of a few V/μm. The underlying mechanisms are crystalline lattice and director axis reorientations by torques exerted by the DC field and photo-excited dye molecules.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	60-63
Number of pages	4
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	40
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.40.000060
State	Published - Jan 1 2015

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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