The Mechanism And Dynamics Of Infrared Nonlinear TIR-Transmission Switching With A Liquid Crystal Film

I. C. Khoo; R. R. Michael; P. Zhou; R. G. Lindquist; R. Mansfield; P. LoPresti

doi:10.1117/12.960608

30 August 1989 The Mechanism And Dynamics Of Infrared Nonlinear TIR-Transmission Switching With A Liquid Crystal Film

I. C. Khoo, R. R. Michael, P. Zhou, R. G. Lindquist, R. Mansfield, P. LoPresti

Proceedings Volume 1105, Materials for Optical Switches, Isolators, and Limiters; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960608
Event: SPIE 1989 Technical Symposium on Aerospace Sensing, 1989, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

We have developed a detailed theory for the two possible modes of switching at a nonlinear film bounded by two dielectric media. Because of the fact that the film is thin, and the high reflectivity of the boundary surfaces near the total internal reflection state, several factors have to be taken into account. These include reflection feedback, nonlinear Fabry Perot effects, nonlocal responses, intensity and angular dependences of time scales and switching threshold, optimal transmission, etc. Using liquid crystal as the nonlinear medium we have also performed experimental verifications of the theory.

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I. C. Khoo, R. R. Michael, P. Zhou, R. G. Lindquist, R. Mansfield, and P. LoPresti "The Mechanism And Dynamics Of Infrared Nonlinear TIR-Transmission Switching With A Liquid Crystal Film", Proc. SPIE 1105, Materials for Optical Switches, Isolators, and Limiters, (30 August 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960608

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