The ultrafast molecular dynamics of complex fluids have been recorded using the optically-
heterodyne-detected optical-Kerr-effect (OHD-OKE). The OHD-OKE method is reviewed and …

The ultrafast optically-heterodyne-detected optical Kerr effect (OHD-OKE) is established as a
relatively simple tool for recording the ultrafast dynamics of liquids with high temporal …

The large electro-optical Kerr effect in nanostructured chiral liquid-crystal composites was
studied over a wide temperature range. Two kinds of composites (A and B) composed on …

Femtosecond time-resolved optical-heterodyne detected Raman-induced Kerr effect
spectroscopy (OHD-RIKES) is shown to be a powerful and comprehensive tool for studying …

We have studied spin-dependent charge transfer dynamics in wirelike donor− bridge−
acceptor (D− B− A) molecules comprising a phenothiazine (PTZ) donor, an oligo (2, 7 …

A comparison is made of the dynamics observed over wide ranges of time and temperature
between five supercooled liquids and four isotropic phase liquid crystals that have been …

The ultrafast molecular dynamics of liquid aromatic molecules, benzene, toluene,
ethylbenzene, cumene, and 1, 3-diphenylpropane, and the mixtures with CCl4 have been …

The dynamics of three liquid crystals, 4′(pentyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile (5-OCB), 4′-
pentyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile (5-CB), and 1-isothiocyanato-(4-propylcyclohexyl) benzene (3 …

Liquid crystals are superior optical materials for large area displays, but it is considered that
their collective and slow-millisecond response makes them useless for ultrafast optical …

The dynamics in the isotropic phase of the liquid crystal 1-isothiocyanato-(4-
propylcyclohexyl) benzene (3-CHBT) are investigated from very short time (∼ 1 ps) to very …