Self-defocusing and optical limiting of nanowatt cw laser and image processing at μwatt/cm2 intensity with nematic liquid crystals

I. C. Khoo, M. V. Wood, P. Chen, Min Yi Shih, Brett D. Guenther

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Abstract

A discussion about the self-defocusing and optical limiting of nanowatt continuous wave (CW) laser and image processing at μWatt/cm2 intensity with nematic liquid crystals was presented. Using liquid crystal films doped with photocharge producing dyes, the feasibility of optical limiting of long pulse - cw lasers at nanowatt power, and clamped transmission of ≪ 1μJ was demonstrated. The incoherent-coherent image conversion capability with optical intensity in the μWatt/cm2 was also demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)143-149
Number of pages7
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume3475
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998
EventLiquid Crystals II - San Diego,CA, United States
Duration: Jul 20 1998Jul 21 1998

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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