Optical pulse compression in a cholesteric liquid crystal

A 20-ns laser pulse is compressed to nearly 2.5 ns in a 10-cm-long sample of liquid-crystal cholesteryl oleate in the isotropic phase. Pulse compression in a length as short as only 5 cm has been observed. A semiquantitative explanation is given in terms of stimulated Brillouin scattering.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Applied physics letters 1981-09, Vol.39 (6), p.474-475
Hauptverfasser:	Ghosh Roy, D. N., Narasimha Rao, D. V. G. L., Bronk, H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
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Zusammenfassung:	A 20-ns laser pulse is compressed to nearly 2.5 ns in a 10-cm-long sample of liquid-crystal cholesteryl oleate in the isotropic phase. Pulse compression in a length as short as only 5 cm has been observed. A semiquantitative explanation is given in terms of stimulated Brillouin scattering.
ISSN:	0003-6951 1077-3118
DOI:	10.1063/1.92778