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Nonlinear Fiber Core Liquid and Nematic Liquid Crystal Film for Wide Temporal Bandwidth Optical Limiting Application

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Nonlinear absorption processes in an extremely nonlinear optical fiber core liquid, and recently observed supra-optical-nonlinearity in dopant modified nematic liquid crystals, are discussed in the context of optical limiting and anti-laser dazzling application.

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Khoo, I.C. Nonlinear Fiber Core Liquid and Nematic Liquid Crystal Film for Wide Temporal Bandwidth Optical Limiting Application. MRS Online Proceedings Library 597, 281–292 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-597-281

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