Picosecond-millisecond optical nonlinearities of liquid crystals for limiting and switching applications

Iam-Choon Khoo; Robert G. Lindquist; Robert R. Michael Jr.; R. J. Mansfield; Ping Zhou; Peter G. LoPresti

doi:10.1117/12.21683

1 October 1990 Picosecond-millisecond optical nonlinearities of liquid crystals for limiting and switching applications

Iam-Choon Khoo, Robert G. Lindquist, Robert R. Michael Jr., R. J. Mansfield, Ping Zhou, Peter G. LoPresti

Proceedings Volume 1307, Electro-Optical Materials for Switches, Coatings, Sensor Optics, and Detectors; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.21683
Event: 1990 Technical Symposium on Optics, Electro-Optics, and Sensors, 1990, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

We present the results of a detailed study of the optical nonlinearities of liquid crystals spanning the picosecond-millisecond time scale. These nonlinearities are utilized in some optical limiting/switching applications with infrared and also visible lasers.

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Iam-Choon Khoo, Robert G. Lindquist, Robert R. Michael Jr., R. J. Mansfield, Ping Zhou, and Peter G. LoPresti "Picosecond-millisecond optical nonlinearities of liquid crystals for limiting and switching applications", Proc. SPIE 1307, Electro-Optical Materials for Switches, Coatings, Sensor Optics, and Detectors, (1 October 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.21683

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