Nonlinear electro-optical holographic storage effects in fullerene C60-doped nematic liquid crystal films

I. C. Khoo, H. Li, Y. Liang, M. Wood, B. Yarnell, K. Wang

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Abstract

The first observation of electro-optical holographic storage grating effect in C60-doped nematic liquid crystal films is presented. The effect is attributed to molecular axis orientation caused by the combination of an applied dc field and the optically induced dc space charge field. To generate such reorientation effect, the applied dc field strength needed is on the order of 100 V/cm. This corresponds to a 'battery-size' voltage of 1 V in typical films with thickness around 100 μm.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)180-181
Number of pages2
JournalConference Proceedings - Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting-LEOS
Volume1
StatePublished - 1995
EventProceedings of the 1995 8th Annual Meeting of the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society. Part 1 (of 2) - San Francisco, CA, USA
Duration: Oct 30 1995Nov 2 1995

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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