Title :
Simultaneous exhibition of positive and negative nonlinear response of dye-doped liquid crystal with polarization dependence of the Z-scan technique
Author :
Rodríguez-Rosales, A.A. ; Ortega-Martínez, R. ; Morales-Saavedra, O. ; Román-Moreno, C.J. ; Iturbe-Castillo, M.D. ; Ramos-García, R.
Author_Institution :
Centro de Cienc. Aplic. y Desarrollo Tecnol., UNAM, Mexico City
Abstract :
The Z-scan technique was use to study the negative and positive nonlinear refractive index responses of methyl-red doped 5 CB liquid crystals samples as a function of a He-Ne laser beam polarization.
Keywords :
liquid crystals; refractive index; Z-scan technique; dye-doped liquid crystal; methyl-red doped 5 CB liquid crystals; positive nonlinear refractive index; Absorption; Heating; Laser beams; Liquid crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optimized production technology; Power lasers; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2008 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1925-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1099-4742
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2008.4590561