Modeling the mechanisms of the photomechanical response of a nematic liquid crystal elastomer

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2134-2141

  Dawson, Nathan J ^a,c   Kuzyk, Mark G ^a   Neal, Jeremy ^b   Luchette, Paul ^b   Palffy Muhoray, Peter ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; HEATING; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

AZO-DYE-DOPED LIQUID CRYSTAL; CONSTRAINED GEOMETRY; DOMINANT MECHANISM; DYNAMICAL RESPONSE; KEY MATERIALS; LOCAL STRAINS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL ELASTOMERS; NONLOCAL; PHOTOTHERMAL HEATING;

ELASTOMERS;

EID: 80052305468     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.28.002134     Document Type: Article

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