The existence of an optical nonlinearity of the Kerr-like type in a lyotropic liquid crystal is described in c.w. operation. The nonlinearity is found using the liquid crystal as a cladding material in a waveguide, or studying the interface properties between the liquid crystal and an ordinary glass. The used material is potassium caprillate and the nonlinearity is ascribed to thermal effects.
optical nonlinearities in lyotropic liquid crystals / Bertolotti, Mario; Fazio, Eugenio; A., Ferrari; A., Nesrullajev; Sibilia, Concetta. - In: NUOVO CIMENTO DELLA SOCIETÀ ITALIANA DI FISICA. D CONDENSED MATTER, ATOMIC, MOLECULAR AND CHEMICAL PHYSICS, BIOPHYSICS. - ISSN 0392-6737. - STAMPA. - 10:11(1988), pp. 1353-1361. [10.1007/BF02455427]
optical nonlinearities in lyotropic liquid crystals
BERTOLOTTI, Mario;FAZIO, Eugenio;SIBILIA, Concetta
1988
Abstract
The existence of an optical nonlinearity of the Kerr-like type in a lyotropic liquid crystal is described in c.w. operation. The nonlinearity is found using the liquid crystal as a cladding material in a waveguide, or studying the interface properties between the liquid crystal and an ordinary glass. The used material is potassium caprillate and the nonlinearity is ascribed to thermal effects.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
