Title :
The optical tailoring of laser operation in azo-doped CLC laser
Author :
Kang, Boyoung ; Jeong, Mi-Yun ; Choi, Hyunhee ; Wu, J.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Ewha Womans Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
The optical tailoring of laser operation in azo-doped cholesteric liquid crystal laser is achieved by use of a reversible isomerization process. We find that the azo-doped system can be treated as a single effective homogeneous cholesteric liquid crystal system. Some applications are also introduced.
Keywords :
cholesteric liquid crystals; dye lasers; isomerisation; laser beams; liquid lasers; azo-doped CLC laser; cholesteric liquid crystal laser; laser operation; optical tailoring; reversible isomerization process; single effective homogeneous system; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Liquid crystal displays; Liquid crystals; Optical control; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Physics; azo-CLC laser; photoisomerization; tunable laser;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292375
