A new version of the Chang method for the determination of the optical birefringence of nematic liquid crystals

Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 291-294

  Palarie, I ^a   Socaciu, M ^a   Ursache, M ^a   Florea, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRAIOVA   (Romania)

^b ESIEE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Liquid crystals; Optical birefringence; Three band model

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION (WAVES); LIQUID CRYSTALS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

BAND MODEL; CROSSED POLARIZERS; DIRECT DETERMINATION; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; NONLINEAR FITTING; OPTICAL BIREFRINGENCE; TRANSMITTED LIGHT; WAVELENGTH DEPENDENCE;

BIREFRINGENCE;

EID: 33645992143     PISSN: 14544164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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