We review nonlinear optical processes in various materials which can be utilized in passive
optical limiting devices. Specifically, the mechanisms of reverse saturable absorption, two …

Liquid crystals occupy an important niche in nonlinear optics as a result of their unique
physical and optical properties. Besides their broadband birefringence and transparency …

The latest edition of the leading resource on the properties and applications of liquid crystals
In the newly revised Third Edition of Liquid Crystals, Professor Iam Choon Khoo delivers a …

This is a monograph/text devoted to a detailed treatment of the optical, electro-optical and
nonlinear optical properties of all the mesophases of liquid crystals and related processes …

The existence of waves guided by thin dielectric films deposited over a positive birefringent
crystal for waveguide parameters below usual cutoff is discussed. This additional kind of …

I. INTRODUCTION The nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of materials can be used to
reduce significantly the transmittance of a device for high inputs. Such a device is called an …

Some of the extraordinary physical and optical characteristics of nematic liquid crystals are
uniquely suited for nonlinear optical studies and applications, especially in the infrared …

Liquid crystals occupy a very important and unique place in current research and
development efforts in various display and electro-optical devices. Research conducted in …

Nanosecond transmission to total internal reflection switching has been demonstrated using
a thin absorbing film of carbon microparticles suspended in ethanol. The switching results …

It is shown that universal Vb diagrams provide a powerful tool when analyzing the stationary
waveguiding properties of the TE waves guided by a thin film bounded by a saturable …