Optics of liquid crystals
Wykład prowadzony w języku angielskim
Prowadzący: Prof. dr hab. Tomasz Woliński
Semestr: 7 lub 9 - 2 godziny wykładów tygodniowo
Przedmioty poprzedzające: Podstawy optyki, Układy optoelektroniczne
Forma zaliczenia: egzamin ustny + pisemny
Program:
1. Introduction
2. Basic properties of liquid crystals (LCs)
2.1. Classification
2.2. Basic theories of the nematic LC phase
2.3. Anisotropic properties of LCs
2.4. Free energy of deformation - Frank's constants
2.5. Frederiks transition
2.6. Optical properties of chiral nematics
2.7. Ferroelectricity in chiral smectis
3. Electrooptic effects in LCs (TN,STN,SBE, host-guest)
4. Nonlinear phenomena
4.1. Nonlinear processes in optics
4.2. Nonlinear effects induced by nonlinear refractive index
5. Mechanisms of optical nonlinearity in LCs
5.1. Reorientation nonlinearity
5.2. Thermal nonlinearity
5.3. Janossy effect
6. Selected LC optical systems
6.1. Light-induced Frederiks transition
6.2. Optical bistability in LCs
6.3. Dynamics of light-induced optical reorientation and thermal effects
6.4. LC waveguides and fibers
6.5. LC solitons in planar waveguides
6.6. Electrooptical effects in LC microstructured and photonic fibers
6.7. LC elastomers
7. LC displays
8. Application of optical effects in LCs
8.1. optical processing
8.2. SLM & modulators
8.3. sensors and neural networks
8.4. telecommunication (PMD)
Literatura podstawowa:
1. I.C.Khoo, S.T.Wu, Optics & Nonlinear Optics of Liquid Crystals, London 1993.
2. W. Boyd, Nonlinear Optics, Academic Press, Boston 1992.
3. S. Arakelian, Y. Chilingarian, Nelineynaya optika żidkich kristallov, Moskwa 1984.
4. P. De Gennes, Physics of Liquid Crystals 2.Ed. 1993.
5. M. Karpierz, T. Woliński, Nieliniowe właściwości optyczne ciekłych kryształów,TEMPUS Series in Applied Physics, Warszawa 1997.
6. V.Chigrinov, LCDs: Physics and Applications, Boston, London 1999.
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