Modern developments in lasing with liquid crystals

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作者
Aljohani, Omar [1 ,2 ]
Dierking, Ingo [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Manchester, Dept Phys & Astron, Oxford, England
[2] Taibah Univ, Coll Sci, Dept Phys, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
来源
FRONTIERS IN MATERIALS | 2024年 / 11卷
关键词
liquid crystal; laser; cholesteric; blue phase; composites; hybrid materials; biological materials; RANDOM LASER-EMISSION; PHOTONIC BAND-GAP; BLUE-PHASE; LOW-THRESHOLD; SELECTIVE REFLECTION; FIBER; IRIDESCENCE; BEETLES; FILM; DYES;
D O I
10.3389/fmats.2024.1453744
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T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
A review of the recent developments in the field of lasing with liquid crystals (LCs) is presented. After an introduction into the principle of lasing the different relevant liquid crystal phases to the field are introduced, namely, the nematic and chiral nematic phase, Blue Phases, twist grain boundary and ferroelectric liquid crystals. The classic examples of liquid crystal lasing are shortly discussed, together with a variety of possibilities for tuning the lasing wavelength, before the modern trends in LC lasing are discussed in detail. These are particularly random lasers, where the effects of nanoparticles, quantum dots and solitons are highlighted, as well as localized surface plasmon resonance. Other modern laser systems that have attracted recent interest, white lasers, whispering gallery mode lasers and those with biological materials, for example, cellulose nanocrystals, are also introduced and the latest developments outlined.
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