Title

Higher-Dimensionality Caustics Owing To Competing Reorientation Of A Liquid Crystal By Laser Beams

Authors

Authors

N. V. Tabiryan; B. Y. Zeldovich; M. Kreuzer; T. Vogeler;T. Tschudi

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Opt. Soc. Am. B-Opt. Phys.

Keywords

Optics

Abstract

Formation of hyperbolic umbilic caustics is observed experimentally in the far-field zone as a result of self- and mutual-phase modulation of laser beams by means of competing reorientation of a nematic liquid crystal. The interference pattern reveals maximum response for an unusually small (approximate to 5 degrees) angle of light refraction into the cell. It is thus demonstrated that higher-order diffraction catastrophes can be induced and controlled by nonlinear optical processes. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America

Journal Title

Journal of the Optical Society of America B-Optical Physics

Volume

13

Issue/Number

7

Publication Date

1-1-1996

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/josab.13.001426

Language

English

First Page

1426

Last Page

1430

WOS Identifier

WOS:A1996UY47500012

ISSN

0740-3224

Recommended Citation

"Higher-Dimensionality Caustics Owing To Competing Reorientation Of A Liquid Crystal By Laser Beams" (1996). Faculty Bibliography 1990s. 3063.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib1990/3063