Photo-induced birefringence in a nematic liquid crystal mixture doped with light-switchable mesogenic azobenzene derivatives

Journal of Molecular Liquids

Volumn 168, Issue , 2012, Pages 21-27

  Saint Jalm, S ^a   Miniewicz, A ^a   Karpinski, P ^a   Jarek Mikulska, U ^b   Galewski, Z ^b  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Light induced molecular reorientation; Nematic liquid crystal cell; Optical Kerr effect; Order parameter; Surface induced nonlinear effect

Indexed keywords

AZOBENZENE DERIVATIVES; BIREFRINGENCE MEASUREMENTS; JONES MATRIX CALCULUS; LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS; MESOGENICS; MOLECULAR REORIENTATION; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL CELL; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL MIXTURES; NON-LINEAR OPTICAL COEFFICIENTS; ORDER PARAMETER; PHOTOINDUCED BIREFRINGENCE; PHOTOINDUCED EFFECTS; SURFACE CONDITIONS; SURFACE INDUCED NONLINEAR EFFECT;

BIREFRINGENCE; ELECTRIC FIELDS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 84858704174     PISSN: 01677322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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