ISSN:
1432-0630
Keywords:
PACS: 42.65.Ky; 61.30.Eb
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics
Notes:
Abstract. Optical second-harmonic generation has been used to study the anisotropic orientation behavior of liquid-crystal siloxane molecules embedded in a nematic and/or ferroelectric host matrix. All of the studied guest-host systems show an exceedingly high degree of in-plane anisotropy along the direction of the rubbed interior polyimide layer of the surface-stabilized liquid-crystal sample cell. A longitudinally applied electrical field leads to su sceptibility components exceeding 1 pm/V for a poled sample cell of 5 μm thickness containing 10% by weight of the siloxane guest in a nematic matrix.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s003390050090
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