Photoexcited azo-dye induced torque in nematic liquid crystals

Optics Communications

Volumn 151, Issue 4-6, 1998, Pages 235-240

  Saad, B ^a   Galstyan, T V ^a   Denariez Roberge, M M ^a   Dumont, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT D'OPTIQUE GRADUATE SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Azo dyes; Dynamics of birefringence; Liquid crystals; Photoinduced orientation

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; AZO DYES; BIREFRINGENCE; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLARIMETERS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TORQUE;

DIELECTRIC TORQUE; PHOTOEXCITATION; PHOTOISOMERIZING DYE;

LIGHT ABSORPTION;

EID: 0032098932     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(98)00126-6     Document Type: Article

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