Optimization of holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystals using siloxane-containing materials

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5636, Issue PART 2, 2005, Pages 475-482

  Cho, Yeong Hee ^a   Kim, Nam ^b   Kawakami, Yusuke ^a  

^a JAPAN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diffraction efficiency; Holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystal; Phase separation; Ring opening polymerization; Siloxane containing epoxides; Volume shrinkage

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE SEPARATION; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; REACTION KINETICS; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

DIFFRACTION EFFICIENCY; HOLOGRAPHIC POLYMER DISPERSED LIQUID CRYSTAL; SILOXANE-CONTAINING EPOXIDES; VOLUME SHRINKAGE;

HOLOGRAPHY;

EID: 19844375908     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.571078     Document Type: Conference Paper

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