Novel nonlinear opticalphenomenain nematic liquid crystals

Ranganath, GS (2009) Novel nonlinear opticalphenomenain nematic liquid crystals. In: 15th National Conference On Liquid Crystals, 15th October 2008, IISC.

Preview

PDF Ranganath.pdf - Published Version Download (281kB)

Abstract

In normal materials, the nonlinear optical effects arise from nonlinearities in the polarisabilities of the constituent atoms or molecules. On the other hand the nonlinear optical effects in liquid crystals arise from totally different processes. Also they occur at relatively low laser intensities. In a laser field a liquid crystal exhibits many novel and interesting nonlinear optical effects. In addition we also find laser field induced effects that are peculiar to liquid crystals, like structural transformations, orientational transitions, modulated structures and phase transitions, to name a few. Here we dwell upon a few of these interesting and important nonlinear optical phenomena that exist in nematic liquid crystals.

Item Type:	Conference Paper
Publisher:	The Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to The Indian Institute of Science (IISc).
Department/Centre:	Administration > Other Offices
Date Deposited:	09 Feb 2012 09:16
Last Modified:	25 Oct 2018 12:17
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/43331

Actions (login required)

View Item