Title :
Liquid crystals nonlinear optics — CW to femtoseconds all-optical signal processing
Author :
Khoo, I.C. ; Huang, J. ; Liou, J. ; Ma, Y. ; Zhou, S.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
Abstract :
We present an overview of recent results obtained in pure and nano-dopant modified liquid crystals which possess extraordinarily ultrafast nonlinear nonlinearities for all-optical processing with lasers of wide ranging temporal and spectral characteristics.
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; high-speed optical techniques; liquid crystals; nonlinear optics; extraordinarily ultrafast nonlinear nonlinearities; femtosecond all optical signal processing; nano-dopant modified liquid crystals; nonlinear optics; Liquid crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber sensors; Optical imaging; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
