Self-transparency effect of a laser beam propagating in a Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal

Academic Article
Publication Date:
2000
abstract:
We analyzed the self-transparency effect of a laser beam travelling in a sample of an unsaturated polyester Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal (PDLC). This effect is of thermal nature and occurs when a change of the refractive index of the considered composite material is induced by variations of the local temperature due to the incident light power.
Iris type:
01.01 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal; thermo-optical switch; self-transparency
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Handle:
https://iris.cnr.it/handle/20.500.14243/261916
Published in:
PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE, THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING
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