THRESHOLD DEGENERATE WAVE MIXING IN DYE-DOPED POLYMER-DISPERSED LIQUID-CRYSTALS

被引:30
作者
SIMONI, F
CIPPARRONE, G
DUCA, D
KHOO, IC
机构
[1] UNIV CALABRIA,DIPARTIMENTO FIS,I-37030 RENDE,ITALY
[2] PENN STATE UNIV,DEPT ELECT ENGN,UNIVERSITY PK,PA 16802
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D O I
10.1364/OL.16.000360
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report what is to our knowledge the first observation of nonlinear light diffraction in polymer-dispersed liquid crystals. The superposition with the self-transparency effect produces a threshold in the observed wave-mixing phenomenon.
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页码:360 / 362
页数:3
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