Optically guided mode study of nematic liquid crystal alignment on a zero-order grating

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 61, Issue 6 B, 2000, Pages 6699-6704

  Hallam, B T ^a   Sambles, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; HELIUM NEON LASERS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; PHOTORESISTS; POLYIMIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SUBSTRATES; TEMPERATURE; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ELECTRIC EXCITATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; GUIDED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; OPTICAL MULTILAYERS;

ANGLE DEPENDENT OPTICAL DATA; AZIMUTHAL ANCHORING STRENGTH; ELASTIC CONTINUUM THEORY; GRATING ALIGNED LIQUID CRYSTAL; MULTILAYER OPTICAL THEORY; RAPINI-PAPOULAR TYPE ANCHORING; WEAK IN PLANE ELECTRIC FIELD; ZERO ORDER GRATING;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

AZIMUTHAL ANCHORING STRENGTH; BULK ORDER PARAMETERS; ELASTIC CONTINUUM THEORY; IN-PLANE ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS; LIQUID CRYSTAL LAYERS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENTS; TWIST ELASTIC CONSTANT;

EID: 0034206441     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.61.6699     Document Type: Article

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