Strong, nonlinear, optical activity in the nematic phase of a liquid crystal
Arakelyan S. M., Galstyan S. R. , Garibyan O. V. , Karayan A. S., Chilingaryan Yu. S.
Nonlinear optical activity (NOA) in MBBA was detected for the first time by an orientational nonlinearity. Appropriate formulas are given for calculating the NOA parameters in an anisotropic medium. The self-focusing of light (SFL) and defocusing of light (DFL) observed in the experiment are used to explain the NOA. The NOA makes it possible to realize a "single-transmission" polarization of the filled, nonlinear cavities.
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![](/ps/1432/article_21797_800_head.png "Nonlinear optical activity (NOA) in MBBA was detected for the first time by an orientational nonlinearity. Appropriate formulas are given for calculating the NOA parameters in an anisotropic medium. The self-focusing of light (SFL) and defocusing of light (DFL) observed in the experiment are used to explain the NOA. The NOA makes it possible to realize a "single-transmission" polarization of the filled, nonlinear cavities.")