We have observed an extremely large micro-watt laser induced photorefractive effects in nematic liquid crystal doped with C/sub 60/ and single-wall carbon nanotubes. The effective refractive index change coefficient can be as large as 20 cm/sup 2//Watt.
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Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Date of Conference: 6-6 June 2003