All-optical measurements of elastic constants in nematic liquid crystals
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https://doi.org/10.4302/photon.%20lett.%20pl.v4i1.287Abstract
Reorientation of liquid crystals induced by light is used as a method to measure elastic constants. Especially this all-optical method can determine constant connected with twist deformation, which is not easy in conventionally known methods. Experimental results show very good accuracy in comparison with other methods.Full Text: PDF
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2012-03-29
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Klus, B. W., Bajdecki, W. K., & Karpierz, M. A. (2012). All-optical measurements of elastic constants in nematic liquid crystals. Photonics Letters of Poland, 4(1), pp. 20–22. https://doi.org/10.4302/photon. lett. pl.v4i1.287
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