Title :
Laser-induced cummulative birefringence effects in nematic liquid crystal: 10-Hz pulse repetition rate
Author :
Lukishova, S.G. ; Boyd, Robert W. ; Marshall, K.L.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt., Rochester Univ., NY, USA
Abstract :
Summary from only given. The paper describes another manifestation of cumulative effects in heating of liquid crystals by nanosecond radiation. It appears as induced birefringence effects. Experimental observations of two new phenomena are reported here for incident polarization perpendicular to the molecular director.
Keywords :
birefringence; high-speed optical techniques; laser beam effects; light polarisation; nematic liquid crystals; thermo-optical effects; cumulative thermal effects; focused laser beam; incident polarization; induced birefringence effects; liquid crystals; molecular director; nanosecond optical power limiting applications; nanosecond radiation; pulse repetition rate; thermooptical coefficients; z-scan measurements; Birefringence; Brillouin scattering; Fiber nonlinear optics; Liquid crystals; Lithium niobate; Narrowband; Optical fibers; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1034040
