Field-induced biaxiality in the refractive index of chiral smectic a liquid crystals

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

Volumn 302, Issue , 1997, Pages 127-132

  Lindle, J R ^a   Bartoli, F J ^a   Flom, S R ^a   Harter, A T ^a   Ratna, B R ^a   Shashidhar, R ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

CHIRALITY;

SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0031340549     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259708041818     Document Type: Article

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