Krimer, Dmitry O.Brasselet, EtienneMiroshnichenko, Andrey2015-12-100267-8292http://hdl.handle.net/1885/56901We report on the influence of backward propagating waves on the twist optical Fréedericksz transition when a linearly polarised light impinges at normal incidence on a nematic liquid crystal film with planar alignment. We show that the reorientation threKeywords: Fréedericksz transition; Nematic liquid crystals; Nonlinear optics; Orientational transitionsInfluence of the backward propagating waves on the twist optical Freedericksz transition in planar nematic films201110.1080/02678292.2011.5931972016-02-24