Effects of Anchoring Under Intense Optical Fields in a Cholesteric Liquid Crystal
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Incorporating Nonlinear Optics
- Vol. 166 (1) , 253-265
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00268948908037154
Abstract
In this paper, we show theoretically how the anchoring conditions at the substrate-cholesteric liquid crystal fluid interface affect the pitch change of a cholesteric liquid crystal in an intense optical field. Strong anchoring at both cell interfaces gives rise to pitch dilation and contraction, while strong input side/weak output-side anchoring results in pitch dilation only. Weak input-sidelstrong output-side an-choring creates pitch contraction.Keywords
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