Intrinsic optical transistor action in homeotropically aligned nematic crystal films.
We report the observation of intrinsic optical transistor action in a homeotropically aligned nematic liquid-crystal film, resulting from the large nonlinearity associated with the optical Freedericksz transition in the nematic sample. No external feedback is employed.
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