VISUALIZATION OF MOLECULAR-ORIENTATION BY USING A UV-CURABLE LIQUID-CRYSTAL

被引:10
作者
MASUDA, S
NOSE, T
SATO, S
机构
[1] Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Akita University, Akita, 010
[2] Advantest Laboratories, Ltd., Aoba-ku, Sendai, 989-31, 48-2 Matsubara, Kamiayashi
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS & EXPRESS LETTERS | 1995年 / 34卷 / 8B期
关键词
UV-CURABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; VISUALIZATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL IMAGE;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.34.L1055
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
A novel procedure for determination of a molecular orientation state in a liquid crystal (LC) cell is demonstrated using a UV-curable LC. The molecular orientation states are visualized by means of distribution properties of light intensity observed from a cross section of the LC cell. The Freederickz transition and an inhomogeneous orientation near the edge of an electrode in the cross section of the LC cell are visualized using this procedure.
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页码:L1055 / L1057
页数:3
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