Attempt to observe Nd:YAG laser-induced nonlinear reflection in cholesteric and cholesteric/nematic mixtures of liquid crystals
- 15 February 1986
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 59 (4) , 1386-1387
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.337029
Abstract
We have attempted to experimentally detect a nonlinear reflection in mixtures of cholesteric and cholesteric/nematic liquid crystals induced by Nd:YAG laser pulses. At power densities of up to 4 MW/cm2 (532 nm) and 8 MW/cm2 (1064 nm) we have not observed any optically induced pitch dilation or distortion in these media.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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