INVESTIGATIONS OF FILLED NEMATICS BY 2ND-HARMONIC GENERATION

Authors
VOGELER T KREUZER M TSCHUDI T SIMONI F
Citation
T. Vogeler et al., INVESTIGATIONS OF FILLED NEMATICS BY 2ND-HARMONIC GENERATION, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals, 282, 1996, pp. 419-428
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Crystallography
Journal title
Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals → ACNP
ISSN journal
1058725X
Volume
282
Year of publication
1996
Pages
419 - 428
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-725X(1996)282:<419:IOFNB2>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
We report first measurements of optical second harmonic generation in filled nematics. They were performed in order to clarify open question s about the anchoring conditions in this material, which consists of l ow portions of pyrogenic silica dispersed in a nematic liquid crystal. We compare the SHG behaviour with that of Polymer Dispersed Liquid Cr ystals and show that in FN two contributions to SHG with different ori gins have to be considered.