ULTRASONIC STIMULATION OF OPTICAL SCATTERING IN NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS
- 15 November 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 17 (10) , 440-441
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1653262
Abstract
We report that the application of an ultrasonic compressional wave to a thin layer of nematic liquid crystals results in optical scattering. This effect, which possesses both threshold and gray‐scale properties, is potentially useful for real‐time ultrasonic visualization for nondestructive testing and medical applications.Keywords
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