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Photorefractive Effects in Liquid Crystals

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Photorefractive Materials and Their Applications 2

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Abstract

In this chapter the main features of photorefractivity in liquid crystals are reviewed. Both experimental results and theoretical models are discussed, pointing out the complexity of the phenomenon when it occurs in these materials due to the collective character of the molecular reorientation responsible for light-induced refractive index modulation.

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  1. Dipartimento di Fisica e Ingegneria dei materiali e del Territorio and CNISM, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy

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  1. Institute of Quantum Electronics Nonlinear Optics Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Hoenggerberg HPF E 8, Zurich, CH-8093, Switzerland

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Simoni, F., Lucchetti, L. (2007). Photorefractive Effects in Liquid Crystals. In: Günter, P., Huignard, JP. (eds) Photorefractive Materials and Their Applications 2. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 114. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-34081-5_16

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