title: Resonance-enhanced optical reorientation of molecules in liquids via intermolecular interaction.
abstract: Enhanced optical reorientation of molecules in a pure liquid was observed when the optical field was in resonance with the molecular electronic transition. The enhancement comes from photoinduced change in intermolecular interaction. Experimental results agree well with the time-dependent theory based on a mean-field model of intermolecular interaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
authors.forename: Thai V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Truong
authors.forename: Y R
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Shen