Twist defect in an imprinted cholesteric elastomer

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 94, Issue 16, 2009, Pages

  Castro Garay, P ^a   Reyes, J Adrian ^b   Corella Madueo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTERIC ELASTOMERS; CHOLESTERIC HELIXES; CIRCULARLY POLARIZED; LOCALIZED MODES; RESONANT MODES; TWIST DEFECTS;

DEFECTS; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; RUBBER; SELF ASSEMBLY;

DEFECT DENSITY;

EID: 65449176053     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3120549     Document Type: Article

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