Optomechanical properties of stretched polymer dispersed liquid crystal films for scattering polarizer applications

被引：44

作者：

Amimori, I

Priezjev, NV

Pelcovits, RA

Crawford, GP ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Brown Univ, Div Engn, Providence, RI 02912 USA

[2] Brown Univ, Dept Phys, Providence, RI 02912 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS | 2003年 / 93卷 / 06期

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D O I：

10.1063/1.1554757

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

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摘要：

A scattering polarizer is created by subjecting a polymer dispersed liquid crystal film to tensile strain. The optomechanical properties of the film are investigated by simultaneously measuring the stress-strain and polarization dependent optical transmission characteristics. The correlation between transmittances of two orthogonal polarizations and the stress-strain curve reveals that the polymer orientation as well as the droplet shape anisotropy influences the liquid crystal alignment within the droplets. A Monte Carlo simulation based on the P. A. Lebwohl-G. Lasher [Phys. Rev. A 6, 426 (1972)] model is used to explain the subtle influence of polymer orientation on liquid crystal alignment. (C) 2003 American Institute of Physics.

引用

页码：3248 / 3252

页数：5

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