Variation of nematic liquid crystal on a silver surface

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 501-506

  Lo, K Y ^a   Huang, C Y ^a   Chu, T H ^a   Hsu, C J ^a   Lin, C H ^b   Fuh, Andy Y G ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Attenuated total reflection; Guide mode; Kretschmann structure; Polar anchoring energy; Real time analysis; Silver (Ag); Surface plasmons

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; DYES; SILVER; THIN FILMS;

ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTION; AZIMUTHAL DIRECTION; GUIDE MODE; KRETSCHMANN STRUCTURE; POLAR ANCHORING ENERGY; REAL-TIME ANALYSIS; SURFACE PLASMONS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 33745783345     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: 17413567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/8/6/002     Document Type: Article

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