Abbreviated Journal Title
Appl. Phys. Lett.
Keywords
FIELD; Physics, Applied
Abstract
Macroscopically, a polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystal (BPLC) is assumed to be an optically isotropic medium. Our experiment challenges this assumption. Our results indicate that the optical rotatory power (ORP) of some nano-scale double-twist cylinders in a BPLC composite causes the polarization axis of the transmitted light to rotate a small angle, which in turn leaks through the crossed polarizers. Rotating the analyzer in azimuthal direction to correct this ORP can greatly improve the contrast ratio. A modified De Vries equation based on a thin twisted-nematic layer is proposed to explain the observed phenomena.
Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Volume
102
Issue/Number
13
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Document Type
Article
DOI Link
Language
English
First Page
4
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0003-6951
Recommended Citation
Liu, Yifan; Lan, Yi-fen; Zhang, Hongxia; Zhu, Ruidong; Xu, Daming; Tsai, Cheng-Yeh; Lu, Jen-Kuei; Sugiura, Norio; Lin, Yu-Chieh; and Wu, Shin-Tson, "Optical rotatory power of polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystals" (2013). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 4326.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/4326
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