A Study of the Acousto-Optic Effect in Nematics as a Means of Acoustic Field Imaging.

Abstract

This contract studied the acousto-optic effect which occurs in nematic liquid crystals when excited by acoustic waves including extension and testing of the streaming model developed by C. F. Hayes. The results indicate that the model is valid. Equations have been solved giving both the magnitudes and patterns of the induced flows. These results have been tested experimentally and agree quite well with the theory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 08, 1979
Accession Number
ADA067173

Entities

People

  • Charles F. Hayes

Organizations

  • University of HawaiĘ»i System

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Absorption
  • Acoustic Waves
  • Acousto-Optic Effect
  • Amplitude
  • Barium Titanates
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Fluid Flow
  • Frequency
  • Liquid Crystals
  • Navier Stokes Equations
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Radial Velocity
  • Ultrasounds
  • Viscosity
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Theoretical Analysis.