Abstract
We present a theoretical analysis of transient diffractions in nematic liquid crystals, where the nonlinear optical response is due to laser-induced changes in the temperature, density, and director axis reorientation. Our solutions of the field-induced reorientation equation and the coupled density and thermal conduction equations provide a quantitative theoretical model for the experimentally observed grating diffractions, oscillations, and relaxation phenomena.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1001-1004 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review A |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1990 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics