Characterisation of photoalignment materials for photonic applications at visible and infrared wavelengths

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 429, Issue , 2005, Pages 227-235

  Beccherelli, Romeo ^a   Manolis, Ilias G ^b   D'Alessandro, Antonio ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Infrared; Liquid crystals; Photoalignment; Photonic

Indexed keywords

PHOTOALIGNMENT; PHOTONIC;

INFRARED RADIATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTONS; POLYMERS;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 33644764067     PISSN: 15421406     EISSN: 15635287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15421400590930971     Document Type: Article

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