Title :
Optical nonlinear index coefficient of over 6 cm/sup 2//W in dye-doped nematic liquid crystals
Author :
Khoo, I.C. ; Slussarenko, S. ; Guenther, B.D. ; Min-Yi Shih ; Chen, Peng ; Wood, W.V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have observed an extraordinarily large optically induced refractive index change mechanism in aligned dye-doped nematic liquid crystal film. The effect is potentially useful for developing a new liquid crystal light valve or spatial light modulator, and for applications in other adaptive optics and coherent wave-mixing devices.
Keywords :
liquid crystal devices; multiwave mixing; nematic liquid crystals; optical films; organic compounds; refractive index; spatial light modulators; adaptive optics; aligned dye-doped nematic liquid crystal film; coherent wave-mixing devices; dye-doped nematic liquid crystals; extraordinarily large optically induced refractive index change mechanism; liquid crystal light valve; optical nonlinear index coefficient; spatial light modulator; Liquid crystal devices; Liquid crystals; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Refractive index; Valves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-339-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1998.676075
