Resonant optical torque in dichroic azo dye doped nematic liquid crystals

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

Volumn 375, Issue , 2002, Pages 593-606

  Galstian, T V ^a   Brasselet, E ^c   Dumont, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Photonic Innovative Technologies   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Dichroic azo dye; Nematic liquid crystal; Resonant optical torque

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ANISOTROPY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); DYES; ISOMERIZATION; TORQUE;

DICHROIC AZO DYES; OPTICAL BEHAVIOR; PHOTO-ISOMERIZATION; RESONANT OPTICAL TORQUE;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0242356211     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587250210595     Document Type: Conference Paper

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