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Nonlinear Optical Response of Nematic Droplets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Steven M. Risser  and
Kim F. Ferris
Steven M. Risser
Affiliation:
Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Box 999, K2-44, Richland, WA 99352
Kim F. Ferris
Affiliation:
Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Box 999, K2-44, Richland, WA 99352
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Abstract

We have used a finite element method to calculate the nonlinear polarization of small nematic droplets, for both the radial and bipolar director configurations. The nonlinear polarization of droplets with a radial director is concentrated along the droplet axis, while for the bipolar droplets, the nonlinear polarization is more uniform across the droplet. The nonlinear polarization of the bipolar configuration has also been shown to be sensitive to the angle between the droplet axis and the applied field.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 228: Symposium N – Materials for Optical Information Processing , 1991 , 117
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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