Title :
Surface-induced all-optical nonlinear optical processes in liquid crystals: Mechanisms and devices
Author :
Singer, Kenneth ; Merlin, Jessica ; Winkler, Mark ; Korneychuk, Platon ; Reznikov, Yuri ; Zakrevskyy, Yuriy ; Stumpe, Joachim
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH, USA
Abstract :
We report on several all-optical nonlinear optical phenomena in nematic liquid crystals. The all-optical response can be used in a variety of devices, and is due to charging effects at the surface.
Keywords :
holography; nematic liquid crystals; nonlinear optics; optical switches; photorefractive effect; photorefractive materials; surface charging; all-optical phenomena; dynamic holography; nematic liquid crystals; nonlinear optical processes; optical switching; photorefractive effect; surface charging effects; surface-induced processes; Holography; Laser transitions; Liquid crystal devices; Liquid crystal polymers; Liquid crystals; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical pumping; Surface charging;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363322
