Nanosecond laser-induced transient and permanent gratings and ultrasonic waves in a smectic film
- 1 March 1984
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 55 (5) , 1416-1418
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.333234
Abstract
Using nanosecond laser pulses, we have observed for the first time optically induced transient and (erasable) permanent gratings in a smectic-A film. The transient grating is accompanied by strong high frequency acoustic waves.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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