REVERSIBLE PHOTOINDUCED PHASE-TRANSITION AND IMAGE RECORDING IN POLYMER-DISPERSED LIQUID-CRYSTALS

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KAWANISHI, Y
TAMAKI, T
ICHIMURA, K
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[1] Research Institute for Polymers and Textiles, Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305
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10.1088/0022-3727/24/5/023
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O59 [应用物理学];
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The photoinduced phase transition of nematic liquid crystalline (LC) emulsions containing 4-n-butyl-4'-methoxyazobenzene (BMAZ) was studied in a polyvinylalcohol (PVA) film as a supporting medium. Phase transition was reversible and accompanied by a large change in transmittance as well as a change in birefringence. Photorecording by the method described provided a quick response and long-lasting images due to perfect fixation of LC emulsions into PVA film, unless reverse isomerization of BMAZ takes place. The 3-mu-m thick films containing LC emulsions with diameter 2-mu-m showed about 6-mu-m of resolving power.
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