In-plane pitch control of cholesteric liquid crystals by formation of artificial domains via patterned photopolymerization

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 19034-19042

  Yoshida, Hiroyuki ^a   Miura, Yusuke ^a   Tokuoka, Kazuki ^a   Suzuki, Satoshi ^a   Fujii, Akihiko ^a   Ozaki, Masanori ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER EXCITATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; MODULATION; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION;

ARTIFICIAL DOMAIN; HELIX PITCH; IN-PLANE DIRECTION; PITCH CONTROL; SURFACE AREA; TWO-PHOTON EXCITATIONS; VOLUME RATIO;

CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 56149085420     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.019034     Document Type: Article

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