• DocumentCode
    2785488
  • Title

    Efficient CW optical limiting in a nematic liquid crystal twist cell

  • Author

    Singer, Kenneth ; Merlin, Jessica ; Poseidon, Katherine

  • Author_Institution
    Case Western Reserve University, Department of Physics, Cleveland, OH 44106-7079, USA
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Highly efficient optical limiting is observed in a nematic liquid crystal twist cell constructed with photoconducting alignment surfaces. Limiting at the submilliwatt level is obtained. The effective optical Kerr coefficient is approximately 10cm2/W.
  • Keywords
    Laser transitions; Liquid crystal displays; Liquid crystals; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical devices; Optical pumping; Surface charging; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2007.4431202
  • Filename
    4431202
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2785488