Influence of gamma radiation on the electrooptic behavior of planar nematic liquid crystal cells

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 481-483

  Berghmans, Francis ^b   Zdrodowski, Krzysztof ^c   Nasilowski, Tomasz ^c   Decréton, Marc ^b   Veretennicoff, Irina ^a,c   Thienpont, Hugo ^a,c  

^a IEEE

^b BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Birefringence; Conductivity; Electrooptic materials devices; Gamma ray effects; Liquid crystal materials devices; Parameter estimation; Permittivity; Radiation effects

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIREFRINGENCE; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; ELECTROOPTICAL MATERIALS; GAMMA RAYS; HELIUM NEON LASERS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PERMITTIVITY; RADIATION EFFECTS;

GAMMA RAY EFFECTS; LIQUID CRYSTAL PHOTONIC DEVICE; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICES; REAL TIME POLARIZATION ANALYZER;

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS;

EID: 0031118028     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.559395     Document Type: Article

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