Nonlinear Optics of Nematic and Blue Phase Liquid Crystals

被引：21

作者：

Khoo, Iam Choon ^{[1
]}

Chen, Chun-Wei ^{[1
]}

Hong, Kuan Lung ^{[1
]}

Lin, Tsung-Hsien ^{[1
]}

Zhao, Shuo ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Penn State Univ, Dept Elect Engn, University Pk, PA 16802 USA

来源：

MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS | 2014年 / 594卷 / 01期

关键词：

Optical nonlinearities; nonlinear grating diffractions; fiber array; femtoseconds; nanoseconds and microseconds all-optical switching; nematic; blue-phase; SPACE-CHARGE FIELDS; FIBER ARRAY; TRANSMISSION; TEMPERATURE; LASERS; METAMATERIALS; ALIGNMENT; INDEX;

D O I：

10.1080/15421406.2014.917469

中图分类号：

O6 [化学];

学科分类号：

0703 ;

摘要：

We present a critical reexamination of individual electronic and collective optical nonlinearities of nematic liquid crystals (NLC) in the context of all-optical transmission switching of femtoseconds - CW lasers, and report recent observations of similar optical nonlinearities in Blue-phase liquid crystals (BPLC) and their utilization in feasibility demonstrations of polarization-free nonlinear grating diffraction and transmission switching of CW as well as pulsed lasers.

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