Optical pulse compression in a cholesteric liquid crystal

Authors

D. N. Ghosh Roy, University of Massachusetts Boston
D.V.G.L.N. Rao, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow
H. Bronk, University of Massachusetts Boston

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-15-1981

Abstract

A 20‐ns laser pulse is compressed to nearly 2.5 ns in a 10‐cm‐long sample of liquid‐crystal cholesteryl oleate in the isotropic phase. Pulse compression in a length as short as only 5 cm has been observed. A semiquantitative explanation is given in terms of stimulated Brillouin scattering.

Comments

The following article appeared in Applied Physics Letters, vol. 39, issue 6 (1981) and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.92778.

Copyright 1981 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics.

Recommended Citation

Roy, D. N. Ghosh; Rao, D.V.G.L.N.; and Bronk, H., "Optical pulse compression in a cholesteric liquid crystal" (1981). Physics Faculty Publications. 35.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/physics_faculty_pubs/35

Publisher

American Institute of Physics

Rights

Copyright 1981 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics.