Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-15-1973
Abstract
Self‐focusing of ruby laser light is studied as a function of sample length and temperature in the isotropic phase of nematic liquid‐crystal MBBA. The critical power for self‐focusing, 0.36 kW, observed near the phase transition temperature is a factor of 20 times less than that for CS2. The corresponding nonlinear index 4.4 × 10−10 esu is the largest value known so far for any material.
Recommended Citation
Rao, D.V.G.L.N. and Jayaraman, S., "Self‐focusing of laser light in the isotropic phase of a nematic liquid crystal" (1973). Physics Faculty Publications. 36.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/physics_faculty_pubs/36
Publisher
American Institute of Physics
Rights
Copyright 1973 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.
Comments
The following article appeared in Applied Physics Letters, vol. 23, issue 10 (1973) and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1654740.
Copyright 1973 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.