OPTICAL STORAGE EFFECT IN A PLATINUM ORTHOMETALATED LIQUID-CRYSTAL

Authors
BUEY J DIEZ L ESPINET P KITZEROW HS MIGUEL JA
Citation
J. Buey et al., OPTICAL STORAGE EFFECT IN A PLATINUM ORTHOMETALATED LIQUID-CRYSTAL, Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics, 66(3), 1998, pp. 355-358
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied",Optics
Journal title
Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics → ACNP
ISSN journal
09462171
Volume
66
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
355 - 358
Database
ISI
SICI code
0946-2171(1998)66:3<355:OSEIAP>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
We have studied the optical storage capability of an organometallic Pt compound which forms a glass-like liquid crystalline state on cooling from the cholesteric phase. Local heating of the sample by a laser be am causes a reorientation of the liquid crystal and thus induces an op tical contrast which is stable after the exposure. The holographic for mation of grating structures and digital image storage are examined.