Liquid Crystals: Physical Properties and Nonlinear Optical Phenomena

by Iam-Choon Khoo

An excellent professional reference and a superior upper-level student text, this landmark book offers readers the first comprehensive treatment of all the basic principles underlying the unique physical and optical properties of liquid crystals. Written by a noted pioneer in the nonlinear optics of liquid crystals, it also provides an authoritative, in-depth discussion of the mechanisms and theoretical principles behind all major nonlinear optical phenomena occurring in liquid crystals.

320 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1994