SPATIAL-DISPERSION OF THE REFRACTIVE-INDEX IN CUBIC LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE BLUE PHASES IN THE VICINITY OF OPTICAL BRAGG REFLECTION

被引:7
作者
DEMIKHOV, E
NIGGEMANN, E
STEGEMEYER, H
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[1] Institute of Physical Chemistry, University Paderborn, D-4790 Paderborn
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1992年 / 45卷 / 04期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.45.2380
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
An anomaly in the refractive index is observed in the cubic liquid-crystalline blue phases (BP's) I and II of several cholesteric-nematic mixtures in the vicinity of optical Bragg reflection. Because the reflection wavelength is of the order of the BP lattice constant, this phenomenon can be explained by spatial dispersion of the dielectric tensor.
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页码:2380 / 2382
页数:3
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