Interaction of acoustic signals was investigated in a cell of ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC). Oscillation lines of both the initial and the combination frequencies were detected in the spectrum of the electromechanical response. Dependencies of the vibration parameters of combination frequencies on the vibrations parameters of the sound and ultrasonic excitation were investigated. Combination frequencies appear as a result of non-linear dynamical properties of FLC.
Acknowledgments
We are grateful to V.V. Vashchenko for the synthesis of liquid crystals and chiral dopants.