INFLUENCE OF ANTHRAQUINONE DYES ON OPTICAL REORIENTATION OF NEMATIC LIQUID-CRYSTALS

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作者
JANOSSY, I
KOSA, T
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[1] Central Research Institute for Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, H-1525
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10.1364/OL.17.001183
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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Optical reorientation measurements in dye-doped nematic liquid crystals are reported. The dye-induced optical torque exceeds significantly the normal optical torque for all anthraquinone dyes investigated. With one of the dyes, optical Freedericksz transition in a planar layer is demonstrated.
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