Abstract
We present a detailed discussion of the fundamental mechanisms for recently observed nonlinear electro-optical wave mixing effects in nematic liquid crystal films. Experimental results on photoconductivity, photorefractive-like two beam coupling, beam amplification, self-diffraction, and storage holographic grating formation in dye- and Fullerene C60 and C61 doped nematic films are presented along with a review of two- and four- wave mixing theories. Nematic liquid crystal films are shown to be potentially useful for adaptive and optical storage applications.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 419-438 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals |
Volume | 321 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1998 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Condensed Matter Physics