Project

Structured laser beam interaction with liquid crystal media

Code
01SF0914
Duration
01 December 2014 → 30 September 2018
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Optical properties and interactions with radiation
    • Soft condensed matter
    • Optical physics not elsewhere classified
  • Engineering and technology
    • Nanophotonics
    • Sensors, biosensors and smart sensors not elsewhere classified
Keywords
liquid crystal holography non-linearity
 
Project description

Liquid crystals can be oriented with an electric field or by illumination with an intense laser beam. By illumination with a structured laser beam, it is possible to define a three-dimensional pattern of torques. The reoriented liquid crystal can be used in different applications. For strong beam intensities, additional non-linear interaction with the illumination occurs.