Optical scattering in a nematic liquid crystal induced by acoustic surface waves |
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| Authors: | Davis L.E. Chambers J. |
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| Affiliation: | University College London, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, London, UK; |
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| Abstract: | A standing acoustic-wave pattern at 2.6 MHz is displayed in a nematic liquid-crystal film on a piezoelectric substrate. The striations are visible because the liquid crystal is optically anisotropic, because of the acoustically induced turbulence. This result has implications for liquid-crystal display systems. |
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