Fast-response and scattering-free polymer network liquid crystals for infrared light modulators

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1233-1235

  Fan, Yun Hsing ^a   Lin, Yi Hsin ^a   Ren, Hongwen ^a   Gauza, Sebastian ^a   Wu, Shin Tson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC ANISOTROPY; POLYMER NETWORK LIQUID CRYSTALS (PNLC);

BIREFRINGENCE; CURING; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MONOMERS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; THRESHOLD VOLTAGE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 1642346955     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1649816     Document Type: Article

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