Abstract
Stimulated Orientational Scattering (SOS) uses the angular reorientation of the director axis in liquid crystals to produce cross-polarized light amplification. Akin to photorefractivity, SOS uses grating formation and the resulting phasematching to scatter incident radiation into a coherent, cross-polarized signal beam. This paper provides a brief review of the theory underlying SOS, a discussion of the simulation of SOS dynamics, and empirical results of the SOS effect acting in a thin film (300 μm) planar sample of the liquid crystal E7 induced by an Argon ion laser at a wavelength of 488 nm.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Liquid Crystals XI |
Volume | 6654 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2007 |
Event | Liquid Crystals XI - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Aug 26 2007 → Aug 28 2007 |
Other
Other | Liquid Crystals XI |
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Country | United States |
City | San Diego, CA |
Period | 8/26/07 → 8/28/07 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering