Bragg reflections in cholesteric liquid crystals: from selectivity to broadening and reciprocally

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

Volumn 339, Issue , 2000, Pages 111-123

  Binet, Corinne ^a   Mitov, Michel ^a   Boudet, Alain ^a  

^a CEMES CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; BIREFRINGENCE; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; QUENCHING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BRAGG REFLECTIONS; BROADBAND FILTER; GLASSY STATE; PITCH GRADIENT;

CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0033744412     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587250008031036     Document Type: Article

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