2nd International Conference
Laser M2P

J. Phys. IV France 01 (1991) C7-757-C7-760
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:19917203

LOW POWER CW LASER LIGHT IN NEW NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS

M. DUMITRU, I.M. POPESCU and M. HONCIUC

Dept. of Physics, Polytechnical Institute of Bucharest, Spaiul Independentei 313, Bucharest 77206, Romania

Abstract
The liquid crystal smectic C-type properties of some fatty acids and their mixtures with cholesterol were proved. By using low power lasers (He-Ne) nonlinear optical effects, depending on the cholesterol percentage, were obtained.

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