Control of topological defects in microstructured liquid crystal cells

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2201-2209

  Prakash, G Vijaya ^a   Kaczmarek, M ^b   Dyadyusha, A ^b   Baumberg, J J ^b   D'Alessandro, G ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GEOMETRY; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL IMAGE STORAGE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; THIN FILMS; TOPOLOGY;

LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS; MICROSTRUCTURED DEVICES; RELAXATION TIME; TOPOLOGICAL DEFECTS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 17544368422     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.002201     Document Type: Article

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