Title :
Different reorientational regimes in a liquid crystalline medium undergoing multiple irradiation
Author :
Pezzi, L. ; Veltri, A. ; Luca, A. De ; Umeton, C.
Abstract :
We present a numerical approach to the nemato-elasticity differential equation in a nematic liquid crystal cell when irradiated with multiple gaussian beams. Solutions have been carried out on a configuration with two coplanar beams. A new set of experimental measures are also presented.
Keywords :
differential equations; laser beam effects; molecular reorientation; nematic liquid crystals; coplanar beams; different reorientational regimes; liquid crystalline medium; multiple gaussian beams; nematic liquid crystal cell; nemato elasticity differential equation; Crystalline materials; Crystallization; Differential equations; Geometrical optics; Liquid crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation; Optical solitons; Optimized production technology; Photorefractive materials;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topical Meeting Series, 2008
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1594-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1595-3
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2008.4444424