OPTICALLY CONTROLLED ALIGNMENT OF LIQUID-CRYSTALS - DEVICES AND APPLICATIONS

被引:33
作者
GIBBONS, WM
SHANNON, PJ
SUN, ST
机构
[1] Hercules Incorporated, Hercules Research Center, Wilmington, Delaware 19808-1599
来源
MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SECTION A-MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS | 1994年 / 251卷
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10.1080/10587259408027203
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O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
Optically controlled homogeneous-to-homogeneous alignment of liquid crystal molecules using polarized light is discussed. Applications of this technology and experimental results that support these applications are presented.
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页码:191 / 208
页数:18
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