Polarization-modulated smectic liquid crystal phases

Science

Volumn 301, Issue 5637, 2003, Pages 1204-1211

  Coleman, D A ^a   Fernsler, J ^a   Chattham, N ^a   Nakata, M ^b   Takanishi, Y ^b   Korblova E ^a   Link, D R ^a,b   Shao, R F ^a   Jang, W G ^a   Maclennan, J E ^a   Mondainn Monval, O ^c,d   Boyer, C ^c   Weissflog, W ^e   Pelzl, G ^e   Chien, L C ^f   Zasadzinski, J ^c   Watanabe, J ^b   Walba, D M ^a   Takezoe, H ^b   Clark, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c University of California   (United States)

^d CENTRE DE RECHERCHE PAUL PASCAL   (France)

^e MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^f KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

PLANAR STRUCTURE;

SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

CRYSTAL; POLARIZATION;

ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; CONFORMATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOSTABILITY; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0042823831     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1084956     Document Type: Article

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