Research progress of cholesteric liquid crystal based lasers

ZHANG Shi-chao; HUANG Yu-hua; WANG Hui

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1001-3806.2011.04.018

Cholesteric liquid crystal lasers have been extensively studied but barely studied in our country.The periodic helical structure and selective reflection property of cholesteric liquid crystal were introduced.The principle and research progress of cholesteric liquid crystal based lasers and its potential applications were reviewed to provide some reference for the specialists in our country.

Research progress of cholesteric liquid crystal based lasers

Corresponding author: HUANG Yu-hua, hyh@zjnu.cn;

1. Institute of Information Optics, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China

Received Date: 2010-09-25

Accepted Date: 2010-11-17

Available Online: 2011-07-25

Abstract: Cholesteric liquid crystal lasers have been extensively studied but barely studied in our country.The periodic helical structure and selective reflection property of cholesteric liquid crystal were introduced.The principle and research progress of cholesteric liquid crystal based lasers and its potential applications were reviewed to provide some reference for the specialists in our country.

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