Author: Per RudquistPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
The Linear Electro-optic Effect in a Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystal
Author: Per RudquistNew Electro-optic Effects Using Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystals
Author: Jing ChenElectrooptic Effects in Liquid Crystal Materials
Author: L.M. BlinovPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461226929
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
Electrooptic effects provide the basis for much liquid-crystal display technology. This book, by two of the leaders in liquid-crystal research in Russia, presents a complete and accessible treatment of virtually all known phenomena occurring in liquid crystals under the influence of electric fields.
The New Electro-optic Effects for Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystals
Author: J. ChenElectro-optic studies of the flexoelectric effect in chiral nematic liquid crystals
Author: Bronje MusgraveSelected Papers on Liquid Crystals for Optics
Author: Stephen D. JacobsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
Opticals Effects in Liquid Crystals
Author: I. JánossyPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401131805
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
In 1988 physicists and chemists commemorated the centenary of the discovery of the first liquid crystals. Fora long period after this discovery, although many significant results were found, liquid crystal research remained a marginal topic of condensed matter physics. The situation changed in the sixties. At that time the remarkable electro-optical properties of liquid crystals were recognized and found soon widespread application in numeric displays. From a more fundamental point of view, the interest in disordered systems. increased in general at the same time. Liquid crystals represented an important dass of such systems. Among others, phase transitions, hydrodynamics and topological defects occurring in them attracted considerable attention. The connection between the liquid-crystalline state and the structure of biological membranes stimulated a Iot of works also. In the present volume we discuss a relatively new and rapidly developing branch of the fi. eld, namely nonlinear optical effects in liquid crystals. Optical studies have always played a signifi. cant role in liquid crystal science. Research of optical nonlinearities in liquid crystals began at the end of the sixties. Since then it became a powerful tool in the investigation of symmetry properties, interfacial phenomena or dynamic behaviour. Furthermore, several new aspects of nonlinear processes were demonstrated and studied extensively in liquid crystals. The subject covered in this book is therefore of importance both for liquid crystal research and for nonlinear optics itself. The term "nonlinear optics" is used here in a broad sense.
Flexoelectricity in Liquid Crystals
Author: Agnes BukaPublisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 1848167997
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
The book intends to give a state-of-the-art overview of flexoelectricity, a linear physical coupling between mechanical (orientational) deformations and electric polarization, which is specific to systems with orientational order, such as liquid crystals. Chapters written by experts in the field shed light on theoretical as well as experimental aspects of research carried out since the discovery of flexoelectricity. Besides a common macroscopic (continuum) description the microscopic theory of flexoelectricity is also addressed. Electro-optic effects due to or modified by flexoelectricity as well as various (direct and indirect) measurement methods are discussed. Special emphasis is given to the role of flexoelectricity in pattern-forming instabilities. While the main focus of the book lies in flexoelectricity in nematic liquid crystals, peculiarities of other mesophases (bent-core systems, cholesterics, and smectics) are also reviewed. Flexoelectricity has relevance to biological (living) systems and can also offer possibilities for technical applications. The basics of these two interdisciplinary fields are also summarized.
Optics and Nonlinear Optics of Liquid Crystals
Author: Iam-Choon KhooPublisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9789810209346
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
This is a monograph/text devoted to a detailed treatment of the optical, electro-optical and nonlinear optical properties of all the mesophases of liquid crystals and related processes, phenomena and application principles. Quantitative data on material and optical parameters spanning the ultraviolet, visible, infrared as well as the microwave regimes are presented along with detailed theoretical treatments of basic liquid crystal physics, material properties and nonlinear optics.Starting with a discussion on the basic building blocks of liquid crystalline molecules, the authors proceed to present in a pedagogical manner current theories, experiments, and applications of these unique and important optical properties of liquid crystals. Numerous tables of hard-to-find liquid crystalline parameters, a self-contained chapter on general nonlinear optics, and comprehensive literature review are also included.
Electro-optical and Magneto-optical Properties of Liquid Crystals
Author: Lev Mikhaĭlovich BlinovPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description