Polarization of light reflected by cholesteric blue phases

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Bohley, C ^a   Scharf, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

4 4 Berreman matrix method; Anisotropy; Blue phases; Bragg reflection; Diffraction patterns; Kossel line; Liquid crystals; M ller matrix; Polarization

Indexed keywords

4 × 4 BERREMAN MATRIX METHOD; BLUE PHASES; BRAGG REFLECTION; DIFFRACTION PATTERNS; KOSSEL LINE; MÜLLER MATRIX;

ANISOTROPY; BRAGG CELLS; CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LIGHT REFLECTION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 1642618939     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/6/3/014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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