Optical switching and image storage by means of photochromic liquid crystals

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

Volumn 347, Issue , 2000, Pages 1-13

  Ikeda, Tomiki ^a   Tsutsumi, Osamu ^a   Wu, Yiliang ^a  

^a Tokyo Institute of Technology ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Azobenzene; Image storage; Liquid crystals; Optical switching; Phase transition; Photochromism; Reorientation

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PHOTOCHROMISM; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION;

OPTICAL SWITCHING; PHOTOCHROMIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHOTOISOMERIZATION;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 0034482682     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587250008024824     Document Type: Article

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