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Nonlinear Fiber Core Liquid and Nematic Liquid Crystal Film for Wide Temporal Bandwidth Optical Limiting Application

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

I. C. Khoo
I. C. Khoo*
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Department of Electrical Engineering Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16802 USA
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Abstract

Nonlinear absorption processes in an extremely nonlinear optical fiber core liquid, and recently observed supra-optical-nonlinearity in dopant modified nematic liquid crystals, are discussed in the context of optical limiting and anti-laser dazzling application.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 597: Symposium PP – Thin Films for Optical Waveguide Devices & Materials … , 1999 , 281
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2000

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