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IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Probe beam amplification via two- and four-wave mixings in a nematic liquid crystal film

Iam Choon Khoo, T. Liu

Published Feb 1, 1987• 23 citations
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Abstract

We have observed very large probe beam gain (up to 600 percent) in a thin film (100 μm) of nematic liquid crystal for a low pump beam intensity on the order of 2 W/cm2. The effect is nonlinearly dependent on the pump intensity and the wave mixing angle.
DOI
10.1109/jqe.1987.1073319

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