Catastrophes And Nonlinear Dynamics In The Standard Geometry Of Optically Induced Reorientation Of Nematic Liquid Crystals

    Authors

    G. Cipparrone; D. Duca;N. V. Tabiryan

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Opt. Commun.

    Keywords

    Optics

    Abstract

    Discontinuities and hysteresis have been observed when controlling the orientation state of a nematic liquid crystal (NLC) with a single laser beam in standard geometry: the light beam of extraordinary polarization interacts with a homogeneously oriented NLC. In a certain range of control parameters (light intensity and incidence angle), the system exhibits a new phenomenon of nonlinear dynamics. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.

    Journal Title

    Optics Communications

    Volume

    140

    Issue/Number

    4-6

    Publication Date

    1-1-1997

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    266

    Last Page

    272

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:A1997XG97600020

    ISSN

    0030-4018

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