Infrared shutter using cholesteric liquid crystal

Applied Optics

Volumn 55, Issue 16, 2016, Pages 4436-4440

  Choi, Gyu Jin ^a   Jung, Hye Min ^a   Lee, Seung Hee ^b   Gwag, Jin Seog ^a  

^a Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^b Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFRARED RADIATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; TIN OXIDES;

EASY FABRICATION; FUNCTIONAL DEVICES; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; INDOOR TEMPERATURE; INFRARED REGIONS; ISOTROPIC STATE; LIGHT SHUTTERS; TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE;

CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 84973926534     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.55.004436     Document Type: Article

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