OPTICAL AND ELECTROOPTICAL PROPERTIES OF LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS

Authors
ANDERLE K BIRENHEIDE R WENDORFF JH
Citation
K. Anderle et al., OPTICAL AND ELECTROOPTICAL PROPERTIES OF LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS, Journal of macromolecular science. Pure and applied chemistry, A31, 1994, pp. 981-986
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Journal of macromolecular science. Pure and applied chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
10601325
Volume
A31
Year of publication
1994
Supplement
6-7
Pages
981 - 986
Database
ISI
SICI code
1060-1325(1994)A31:<981:OAEPOL>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Liquid-crystalline phases combine anisotropic properties and mobility (1,2). This combination gives rise to a set of optical and electro-opt ical switching processes which can be exploited in appropriate devices for the purpose of modulating the intensity, polarization or directio n of the light, for information storage or the manufacturing of hologr aphic optical elements (3). The basic process involved is a modificati on of the refractive index n and its anisotropy.