Zhang, Yongbin; Wang, Zhaolu; Huang, Nan; Liu, Hongjun

We theoretically propose the magneto-optically reorientation-induced image reconstruction in bulk nematic liquid crystals (NLCs). The underlying signals are reinforced and recovered at the expense of scattering noise under reorientation-induced self-focusing nonlinearity. The intensity perturbation gain is derived and the numerical results are presented to show the response of NLC molecules to the diffusive images. The nonlinear image recovery is influenced by the input light intensity, the magnetic field direction, and the correlation length. The results suggest an alternative approach to detect noisy images and promote the application of NLCs in image processing. (C) 2021 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement

The result was published on OPTICS EXPRESS.   DOI: 10.1364/OE.425642