Surface anchoring effects on spectral broadening of cholesteric liquid crystal films

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Fan, B ^a   Vartak, S ^a,b   Eakin, J N ^a   Faris, S M ^a  

^a Reveo Inc   (United States)

^b GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID FILMS; METAL CLADDING; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; PHASE SEPARATION; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; PLASTIC FILMS; POWDERS; SEPARATION; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTAL FILMS; CROSS-LINKABLE; FILM STRUCTURES; FILM-THICKNESS; IN-SITU; LOW-MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SELECTIVE REFLECTANCE; SPECTRAL BROADENING; SURFACE ANCHORING;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 48849114213     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2957079     Document Type: Article

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