Ferroelectric Smectic C Liquid Crystal Phase with Spontaneous Polarization in the Direction of the Director
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DOI: 10.1002/advs.202409827
Abstract: In the previous study, the existence of an unidentified ferroelectric smectic phase is demonstrated in the low‐temperature region of the ferroelectric smectic A phase, where the layer spacing decreases with decreasing temperature. In the present… read more here.
Keywords: polarization direction; ferroelectric smectic; phase spontaneous; phase ... See more keywords
Optically reversible deformation of azobenzene particles prepared by a colloidal method
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DOI: 10.1063/1.5086954
Abstract: Optical reversibility of deformation of azobenzene particles prepared by a colloidal method is demonstrated. Linearly polarized laser light modifies the shape of the azo particles through photoisomerization of the azo molecules. We found that the… read more here.
Keywords: direction; laser; laser light; deformation ... See more keywords
Efficient polarization direction measurement by utilizing the polarization axis finder and digital image processing.
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DOI: 10.1364/ol.43.002969
Abstract: We report a new quantitative measurement method of polarization direction based on the polarization axis finder (PAF) and digital image processing. The PAF acts as an azimuthal analyzer to determine the polarization direction of linearly… read more here.
Keywords: image processing; digital image; polarization; polarization direction ... See more keywords