Title :
Orientational phenomena in liquid crystals on photorefractive substrates
Author :
Tabiryan, N.V. ; Umeton, C.
Author_Institution :
CREOL/UCF, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We study the opportunities for optical-information-processing applications provided by photorefractive liquid crystals (LC) and by LC on photorefractive substrates. We reveal unique possibilities of surface-activated new photorefractive phenomena in LC.
Keywords :
liquid crystal devices; nematic liquid crystals; optical computing; photorefractive materials; surface phenomena; liquid crystals; optical-information-processing applications; orientational phenomena; photorefractive liquid crystals; photorefractive substrates; surface-activated photorefractive phenomena; Attenuation; Dielectric constant; Frequency; Liquid crystal displays; Liquid crystals; Optical attenuators; Optimized production technology; Photorefractive effect; Photorefractive materials; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 1998. IQEC 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-541-2
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC.1998.680358
