Laser Diffractions in Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Formed by Sodium Dodecyl Sulfonate

Abstract:

The laser diffractions phenomenon of surrounding bubbles of lyotropic liquid crystal formed by sodium dodecylsulfonate were investigated with polarized optical microscope and helium-neon laser, respectively. The eleven orders of diffractions can be observed when a beam of helium-neon laser is perpendicularly incident on the surrounding bubbles of lyotropic liquid crystal formed by sodium dodecyl sulfonate. The wavelength of the incident light is 633nm. And we have calculated the periodicity, p, of the grating was 0.211mm, and the small diffraction angle was 0.1146o. So we have simulated the microstructure of surrounding bubbles in the lyotropic liquid crystal formed by sodium dodecyl sulfonate.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 428-429)
• Pages: 263-266
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.428-429.263
• Online since: January 2010
• Authors: Wei Wei Liu, Yuan Ming Huang
• Keywords: Bubble, Laser Diffraction, Lyotropic Liquid Crystal, Sodium Dodecyl Sulfonate

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