OPTICAL SYMMETRY OF FERROELECTRIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL CELLS

被引：3

作者：

ZHUANG, ZM ^{[1
]}

CLARK, NA ^{[1
]}

MACLENNAN, JE ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV MAINZ, INST PHYS CHEM, W-6500 MAINZ, GERMANY

来源：

JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS & EXPRESS LETTERS | 1990年 / 29卷 / 12期

关键词：

OPTICAL SYMMETRY; FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; VISIBLE POLARIZED LIGHT SPECTROSCOPY; CHEVRON STRUCTURE; DIRECTOR CONFIGURATION;

D O I：

10.1143/JJAP.29.L2239

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

We observe an exact optical symmetry in Surface Stabilized Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal (SSFLC) cells in polarized transmission optical microscopy and spectroscopy. A theoretical argument based on the intrinsic time reversibility of Maxwell's equations and energy conservation is developed to explain this symmetry. The results support the model of Clark and Rieker for zig-zag wall structure and illustrate the necessity of including the orientational binding of the director at the chevron interface.

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页码：L2239 / L2242

页数：4

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