Electric-field-induced motion of polymer cholesteric liquid-crystal flakes in a moderately conductive fluid

Applied Optics

Volumn 41, Issue 25, 2002, Pages 5362-5366

  Kosc, Tanya Z ^a,b,c   Marshall, Kenneth L ^a,b   Jacobs, Stephen D ^a,b,c   Lambropoulos, John C ^a,d   Faris, Sadeg M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c Institute of Optics   (United States)

^d Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*  (United States)

^e Reveo Inc   (United States)

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EID: 0036713795     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.41.005362     Document Type: Article

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