Nonlinear Optical Properties of LC and PDLC (Series on Liquid Crystals): 2 - Hardcover

Simoni, Francesco

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 981021751X ISBN 13: 9789810217518

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 1994

Synopsis

This monograph is devoted to a detailed treatment of the nonlinear optical properties of liquid crystals. The basic concepts of director optical reorientation and thermal nonlinearities are presented showing the fundamental theoretical approaches and describing the main experimental observations. The presentation is self-consistent and tutorial although the subject matter is of current research interest.The last part of the book deals with more recent results on new composite materials: Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals (PDLC). A general presentation of the optical properties is given and the observations of several nonlinear optical effects are reported.

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Synopsis

This monograph is devoted to a detailed treatment of the nonlinear optical properties of liquid crystals. The basic concepts of director optical reorientation and thermal nonlinearities are presented using a fundamental mathematical approach and an experimental demonstration of the main phenomena. The presentation is self-consistent and tutorial, although the subject matter is a of current research interest. The last part of the book deals with more recent results on new composite materials: polymer dispersed liquid crystals. A general presentation of the optical properties is given and the observations of several nonlinear optical effects reported.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 981021751X
• ISBN 13: 9789810217518
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 280