Polarization-independent phase modulation of a homeotropic liquid crystal gel

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 87, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Ren, Hongwen ^a   Lin, Yi Hsin ^a   Wen, Chien Hui ^a   Wu, Shin Tson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMEOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTAL GEL; OPERATING VOLTAGE; POLARIZATION-INDEPENDENT PHASE CHANGE; VOLTAGE-OFF STATE;

HYSTERESIS; LIGHT SCATTERING; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHASE MODULATION; POLARIZATION; RESPONSE TIME (COMPUTER SYSTEMS);

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 27644476654     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2126107     Document Type: Article

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