Observation of backflow in the switch-on dynamics of a hybrid aligned nematic

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 46-48

  Jewell, S A ^a   Sambles, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MULTILAYERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PERMITTIVITY; RELAXATION PROCESSES; ROTATION; VISCOSITY;

HYBRID ALIGNED NEMATIC (HAN); OPTICAL PERMITTIVITY;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0942278274     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1638903     Document Type: Article

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