Measurement of helical twisting power based on axially symmetrical photo-aligned dye-doped liquid crystal film

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 15926-15931

  Ko, Shih Wei ^a   Huang, Shu Hao ^a   Fuh, Andy Y G ^a   Lin, Tsung Hsien ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; ISOMERS; LIQUID FILMS; LIQUIDS; PLASTIC FILMS;

AZO-DYE-DOPED LIQUID CRYSTAL; CELL GAPS; DISCLINATION LINES; DYE DOPED LIQUID CRYSTAL; HELICAL TWISTING POWER; LIQUID CRYSTAL FILMS; PHOTO ALIGNMENT; ROTATION ANGLES;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 69949100726     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.015926     Document Type: Article

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