LIGHT TRANSMISSION BY POLYMER-DISPERSED LIQUID-CRYSTALS

Light transmission of nematic liquid crystals dispersed in a polymeric matrix is investigated. The paper gives a theoretical analysis of lig ht transmission by the liquid crystal-polymer and liquid crystal-dye-p olymer systems based on determination of the total cross section of ex tinction. The mathematical model is considered in the anomalous diffra ction approximation. The theoretical calculations are in good agreemen t with experimental data obtained for films based on cyanodiphenyl dis persed into a polyvinyl acetate matrix.