3D-structured liquid crystal networks formed by dichroic photoinitiator initiated photopolymerization

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6911, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Serrano Ramon B ^a   Kjellander, Ch ^b   Zakerhamidi, S ^a   Bastiaansen, C W M ^a   Broer, D J ^a,b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dichroic photoinitiator; Liquid crystal networks; Photopolymerization

Indexed keywords

LIGHT ABSORPTION; LITHOGRAPHY; MONOMERS; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION;

DICHROIC PHOTOINITIATOR; LIQUID CRYSTAL NETWORKS;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 43249096201     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.768491     Document Type: Conference Paper

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