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Title
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Excitation of Rayleigh-Benard Convection in Homeotropic Nematic Liquid Crystal by a Gaussian Laser Beam from Above
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Type
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JournalPaper
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Keywords
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Gaussian light beam; nematic liquid crystal; rayleigh-benard convection; thermal anisotropy
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Abstract
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We theoretically studied the Rayleigh-Benard convection in homeotropic nematic liquid crystal cells due to the absorption of a Gaussian light beam, which penetrates the cell normally from above. It was shown that a convection of hydrodynamic motion in nematic liquid crystals can be induced as a result of absorption Gaussian beam and consequently, can lead to hydrodynamic motion and significant director reorientation in liquid crystal cells. The results can be easily measured experimentally.
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Researchers
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Mohammad Ali Mohtadi Bonab (Not In First Six Researchers), R. S. Hakopyan (Fifth Researcher), Mostafa Sahrai (Fourth Researcher), Keivan Mahmoudi-Aghdami (Third Researcher), Mohammad Asadpour (Second Researcher), Jafar Poursamad Bonab (First Researcher)
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