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Optics And Nonlinear Optics Of Liquid Crystals: 1
Author(s): Iam-choon Khoo (Author), Shin-tson Wu (Author)
- Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
- Publication Date: 1 April 1993
- Language: English
- Print length: 440 pages
- ISBN-10: 9810209347
- ISBN-13: 9789810209346
Book Description
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, phenomena and application principles. Quantitative data on material and optical parameters spanning the ultraviolet, visible, infrared as well as the microwave regimes are presented along with detailed theoretical treatments of basic liquid crystal physics, material properties and nonlinear optics.Starting with a discussion on the basic building blocks of liquid crystalline molecules, the authors proceed to present in a pedagogical manner current theories, experiments, and applications of these unique and important optical properties of liquid crystals. Numerous tables of hard-to-find liquid crystalline parameters, a self-contained chapter on general nonlinear optics, and comprehensive literature review are also included.
