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Nonlinear optical effects in nematic liquid crystals

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dc.contributor.authorPuang-ngern, Srisudaen
dc.contributor.committeechairAlmeida, S.P.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBurton, Larry C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberIndebetouw, Guy J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberRoper, L. Daviden
dc.contributor.committeememberWilliams, Clayton D.en
dc.contributor.departmentPhysicsen
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-10T21:54:26Zen
dc.date.available2017-03-10T21:54:26Zen
dc.date.issued1985en
dc.description.abstractTheoretical studies of nonlinear optical effects in nematic liquid crystals including degenerate four-wave mixing are presented. The optically induced Freedericksz transition which is essential for these effects is also described. Experimental investigations are performed using a homeotropically aligned MBBA thin film. Good agreement is obtained between the theoretical predictions and the experiments. Some potential applications of phase conjugation obtained by the backward degenerate four wave-mixing process in the field of adaptive optics and image processing are demonstrated.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentix, 131 leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/76477en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 13140775en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1985.P826en
dc.subject.lcshNonlinear opticsen
dc.subject.lcshLiquid crystalsen
dc.titleNonlinear optical effects in nematic liquid crystalsen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplinePhysicsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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