Observation of liquid crystal alignment in capillaries using a new experimental approach

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

Volumn 317, Issue , 1998, Pages 37-49

  Duhem, Olivier ^a   Henninot, Jean François ^a   Abbate, G ^b   Warenghem, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ARTOIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION;

FRINGE PATTERN;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0032283379     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259808047104     Document Type: Article

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