THE OPTICAL-RESPONSE OF POLYMER-DISPERSED LIQUID-CRYSTALS

Authors
KELLY JR PALFFYMUHORAY P
Citation
Jr. Kelly et P. Palffymuhoray, THE OPTICAL-RESPONSE OF POLYMER-DISPERSED LIQUID-CRYSTALS, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals, 243, 1994, pp. 11-29
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Crystallography
Journal title
Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals → ACNP
ISSN journal
1058725X
Volume
243
Year of publication
1994
Pages
11 - 29
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-725X(1994)243:<11:TOOPL>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
A simple model is proposed to describe the electrooptic response of po lymer dispersed liquid crystals. A hierarchy of order parameters is in troduced to describe orientational order on different length scales. E xternal fields reorient the liquid crystal in the inclusions, and thus alter the orientational order. The resulting changes in the dielectri c and optical properties of the sample are taken into account via chan ges in the order parameters. The transmittance of PDLC films is consid ered as a function of static and time dependent magnetic and electric fields.