Opto-optical modulation in N-(p-methoxybenzylidene)-p-butylaniline
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- 1 December 1982
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 7 (12), 590-592
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.7.000590
Abstract
A method of opto-optical modulation in liquid crystals is reported. An Ar+-laser beam is employed to modulate a second He–Ne laser. The highest frequency achieved was 1.5 × 103 pulses per second with input modulating powers smaller than 10 mW. A homeotropic N-(p-methoxybenzylidene)-p-butylaniline liquid-crystal cell was employed as the nonlinear medium.Keywords
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