Design and synthesis of ferroelectric liquid crystals. 25. An approach to new materials for ultra-fast electronic electro-optic modulators

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 288, Issue , 1996, Pages 83-91

  Walba, David M ^a   Dyer, Daniel J ^a   Chen, Xin Hua ^a   Müller, Uwe ^a   Cobben, Peter ^a   Shao, Renfan ^a   Clark, Noel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; DYES; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; LIGHT MODULATORS; MOLECULAR CRYSTALS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; ULTRAFAST ELECTRONIC ELECTROOPTIC MODULATORS;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0030385542     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259608034586     Document Type: Article

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