New photosensitive polymer composites based on oriented porous polyethylene filled with azobenzene-containing LC mixture: Reversible photomodulation of dichroism and birefringence

Liquid Crystals

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 533-539

  Bobrovsky, Alexey ^a   Shibaev, Valery ^a   Elyashevitch, Galina ^b   Rosova, Elena ^b   Shimkin, Alexey ^c   Shirinyan, Valery ^c   Bubnov, Alexej ^d   Kaspar, Miroslav ^d   Hamplova, Vera ^d   Glogarova, Milada ^d  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS   (Russian Federation)

^c N D ZELINSKY INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^d INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Birefrigence; Dichroism; Polymer liquid crystal composite; Reversible photomodulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749136801     PISSN: 02678292     EISSN: 13665855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678290802015697     Document Type: Article

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