Optical bistability in nematic films utilizing self-focusing of light

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Abstract

Optical bistable operation in the transmission characteristics of a nematic liquid crystal film is observed. The mechanism for the bistability is the self-focusing of light via optically induced molecular reorientations. The process occurs at very modest cw input laser power on the order of 0.3 W (intensity of ∼500 W/cm2) in a 60-μm-thick sample.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)909-911
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume41
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1982

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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