Optically Controlled Alignment of Liquid Crystals: Devices and Applications
- 1 July 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
- Vol. 251 (1) , 191-208
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10587259408027203
Abstract
Optically controlled homogeneous-to-homogeneous alignment of liquid crystal molecules using polarized light is discussed. Applications of this technology and experimental results that support these applications are presented.Keywords
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