Supra optical nonlinearities (SON) of methyl red- and azobenzene liquid crystal - Doped nematic liquid crystals

I. C. Khoo; P. H. Chen; M. Y. Shih; A. Shishido; S. Slussarenko; M. V. Wood

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Supra optical nonlinearities (SON) of methyl red- and azobenzene liquid crystal - Doped nematic liquid crystals

I. C. Khoo, P. H. Chen, M. Y. Shih, A. Shishido, S. Slussarenko, M. V. Wood

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In nematic liquid crystal films doped with methyl-red dye or azobenzene liquid crystal, we have observed extremely efficient optically induced director axis reorientation effects, and refractive index change coefficients ≫ 1 cm²/W. The basic mechanisms involved are determined to be optically induced space charge fields and flow reorientation, order parameter modification and molecular torques by the photo-excited dopant molecules. These supra-optical nonlinearities (SONs) enable nonlinear image conversion, optical limiting and holographic grating formation with μW power lasers.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-13
Number of pages	13
Journal	Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology, Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
Volume	358
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10587250108028266
State	Published - 2001
Event	8th International Topical Meeting on Optics of Liquid Crystals (OLC'99) - Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Duration: Sep 27 1999 → Oct 1 1999

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Khoo, I. C., Chen, P. H., Shih, M. Y., Shishido, A., Slussarenko, S., & Wood, M. V. (2001). Supra optical nonlinearities (SON) of methyl red- and azobenzene liquid crystal - Doped nematic liquid crystals. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology, Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 358, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/10587250108028266

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