High-efficiency optical transfer of torque to a nematic liquid crystal droplet

Saulius Juodkazis; Shigeki Matsuo; Naoki Murazawa; Ichiro Hasegawa; Hiroaki Misawa

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High-efficiency optical transfer of torque to a nematic liquid crystal droplet

Saulius Juodkazis, Shigeki Matsuo, Naoki Murazawa, Ichiro Hasegawa, Hiroaki Misawa

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Abstract

The difference of refractive index between ordinary and extraordinary rays in droplets of nematic liquid crystal (LC) E-44 at the wavelength of laser trapping was determined. The efficiency of torque transfer from light to a droplet was found to be 70% for the no-slip boundary condition. The setup to perform all-optical switching experiments by laser-trapped droplets of LCs was shown.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4657-4659
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	82
Issue number	26
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1588366
Publication status	Published - 2003 Jun 30
Externally published	Yes

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