A Fourier-transform-based interferometric technique for measuring the elastic anisotropy of a nematic liquid crystal

Pure and Applied Optics (Print edition) (United Kingdom)

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1301-1308

  De Feo, D ^a   De Nicola, S ^b   Ferraro, P ^c   Maddalena, P ^a   Pierattini, G ^b  

^a INFM   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c IPSIA 'G L Bernini'   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC ANISOTROPY;

ELASTIC MODULI; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 0032206406     PISSN: 09639659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0963-9659/7/6/009     Document Type: Article

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