Temperature switch and thermally induced optical bistability in a PDLC

Optics Communications

Volumn 147, Issue 4-6, 1998, Pages 269-273

  Mormile, P ^a   Petti, L ^a   Abbate, M ^b   Musto, P ^b   Ragosta, G ^b   Villano, P ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Optical bistability; PDLC; Thermo optical characterisation

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL BISTABILITY; SENSORS;

THERMOOPTICAL SENSORS;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0032001112     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(97)00551-8     Document Type: Article

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