Short pitch cholesteric electro-optical device stabilized by nonuniform polymer network

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Kim, Sang Hwa ^a   Chien, Liang Chy ^a   Komitov, Lachezar ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE; FLEXOELECTRO-OPTIC EFFECT; NONUNIFORM POLYMER NETWORK; UNIFORM LYING HELIX (ULH);

BIREFRINGENCE; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MONOMERS; PHASE MODULATION; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION;

ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS;

EID: 20844448206     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1897057     Document Type: Article

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