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 language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 909-911 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1982 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)