Optimized frequency regime for the electrohydrodynamic induction of a uniformly lying helix structure

Photonics Research

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 227-232

  Nian, Yu Lin ^a   Wu, Po Chang ^a   Lee, Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION;

CRITICAL FREQUENCIES; DIELECTRIC ANISOTROPIES; ELECTRICAL CHARGES; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC (EHD); FREQUENCY DEPENDENT; TRANSMISSION SPECTRUMS; TRANSPORT BEHAVIOR; UNIFORMLY LYING HELIXES;

ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 85003671295     PISSN: 23279125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.4.000227     Document Type: Article

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