The effect of weak polymer stabilization on the switching properties of cholesteric liquid crystals

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 502, Issue , 2009, Pages 143-153

  Natarajan, L V ^a   Beckel, E R ^a   Tondiglia, V P ^a   Sutherland, R L ^a   White, T J ^a   Voss, J ^a   Bunning, T J ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesteric liquid crystal; Electro optical; Holographic gratings; Polymer stabilization

Indexed keywords

APPLIED FIELD; BLUE SHIFT; CELL GAPS; ELECTRO-OPTICAL; ELECTROOPTICAL PROPERTIES; FRINGE PATTERN; FRONT SURFACES; LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS; POLYMER STABILIZATION; POLYMER-STABILIZED CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; REAR SURFACES; SWITCHING BEHAVIORS; SWITCHING FIELD; SWITCHING PROPERTIES; UV LAMPS; UV LASERS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CRYSTALS; HOLOGRAPHIC GRATINGS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERS; STABILIZATION; TUNING; ULTRAVIOLET LAMPS;

CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 78049401513     PISSN: 15421406     EISSN: 15635287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15421400902816363     Document Type: Conference Paper

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