Orientational optical nonlinearity induced by comb-shaped polymers in a nematic liquid crystal

Journal Article · Mon Jan 14 23:00:00 EST 2008 · Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063776108010159· OSTI ID:22028244

Budagovsky, I A; Ochkin, V N; Smayev, M P ^[1]; Bobrovsky, A Yu; Shibaev, V P ^[2]; Barnik, M I ^[3]

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1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Lebedev Physical Institute (Russian Federation)
2. Moscow State University (Russian Federation)
3. Russian Academy of Sciences, Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography (Russian Federation)

The effect of optical orientation in nematic liquid crystals containing small additions of high-molecular compounds, i.e., comb-shaped polymers with light-absorbing azobenzene side fragments, was studied. The effects of light-induced reorientation of the director of nematic liquid crystals caused by light absorption of polymers and a low-molecular compound with a structure similar to side fragments of the polymers were compared in detail. An explanation was proposed for large values of the orientational nonlinearity induced by polymers.

• OSTI ID: 22028244
• Journal Information: Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 106; ISSN JTPHES; ISSN 1063-7761
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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