Photoinduced change in birefringence and optical switching at near-infrared region based on photochemical phase transition of azobenzene liquid crystals

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 441, Issue , 2005, Pages 173-184

  Kurihara, Hideo ^a   Shishido, Atsushi ^a   Ikeda, Tomiki ^a   Tsutsumi, Osamu ^b   Shiono, Takeshi ^c  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b EBARA CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

1.55 m; Azobenzene; Liquid crystal; Optical switching; Photochemical phase transition

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; INFRARED RADIATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS;

1.55 ΜM; AZOBENZENES; NEAR INFRARED REGION; PHOTOCHEMICAL PHASE TRANSITION;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 33644755938     PISSN: 15421406     EISSN: 15635287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/154214091009707     Document Type: Conference Paper

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