Interaction of light with a dye-doped nematic liquid crystal.

Autor: Barnik, M. I., Zolot’ko, A. S., Kitaeva, V. F.
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Zdroj: Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Physics; Jun97, Vol. 84 Issue 6, p1122, 9p
Abstrakt: The interaction of linearly and circularly polarized beams with a nematic liquid crystal doped with light-absorbing dyes has been studied by light-diffraction and microprojection methods. It has been found that there is a threshold for the emergence of light-induced anisotropic structures, which, depending on the type of dye, can be axisymmetric or extended in a direction determined by the light field. Possible mechanisms leading to the formation of the anisotropic structures are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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