Optical determination of the twist elastic constant of a smectic-[Formula Presented] liquid crystal

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 674-680

  Yang, Fuzi ^a   Bradberry, G W ^a   Sambles, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; DEFORMATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; GLASS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLARIZATION; TENSORS;

CARTESIAN COORDINATE SYSTEM; FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; HALF GUIDED LEAKY MODES; OPTICAL EXCITATION; REFLECTIVITY; TWIST ELASTIC CONSTANT;

SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0029694604     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.53.674     Document Type: Article

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