EXTRINSIC SYMMETRY-BREAKING EFFECT ON ELECTRO-OPTICS OF LIQUID CRYSTALS

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Abstract
It is demonstrated that the symmetry-breaking of interfacial interactions between two surface layers in liquid crystals can produce a polar electro-optic effect. In a simple geometry with homogeneous boundary conditions, it is found that the magnitude of this polar effect is directly proportional to the difference in the anchoring strength between two aligning surface layers.

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