(Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Optics) 3rd Edition
by Iam-Choon Khoo (Author)
The latest edition of the leading resource on the properties and applications of liquid crystals
In the newly revised Third Edition of Liquid Crystals,
Professor Iam Choon Khoo delivers a comprehensive treatment of the
fundamentals and applied aspects of optical physics, light scattering,
electro-optics, and non-linear optics of liquid crystals. The book's
opening chapters include coverage of the foundational physics and
optical properties of liquid crystals and lead to more advanced content
on the display, photonics and nonlinear optics applications of liquid
crystals.
New topics, including photonic crystals, metamaterials,
ultrafast nonlinear optics, and fabrication methods for massive
cholesteric and blue phase liquid crystals are discussed at length.
Analytical methods and experimental observations of nonlinear light
propagation through liquid crystalline and anisotropic materials and
devices are also discussed.
Liquid Crystals offers an
insightful and unique treatment of the nonlinear optics of liquid
crystals. New and expanded sections round out this new edition and add
to the most up-to-date resource on this topic available today. The book
also includes:
- A thorough introduction to liquid crystals,
including their molecular structures, chemical compositions, order
parameter, phase transition, and free energies
- Practical
discussions of nematic, cholesteric, smectic, and ferroelectric liquid
crystals, and explorations of linear and nonlinear light scattering in
these phases.
- A detailed quantum mechanical treatment of the
linear and nonlinear electronic optical response of liquid crystal
molecules to optical fields.
- A self-contained discussion of the
fundamentals of nonlinear optics/photonics and comprehensive review of
all liquid crystalline materials-based nonlinear optical processes and
applications.
The latest edition of Liquid Crystals
is an indispensable resource for graduate students, professors,
research scientists and engineers in industrial or government
laboratories. It's also an ideal reference for anyone seeking a one-stop
textbook with complete coverage of the optical, electro-optical, and
non-linear optical properties and processes of liquid crystals.
