Total internal reflection studies of a ferroelectric liquid crystal/anisotropic solid interface

Zhiming Zhuang; Noel A. Clark; Michael Meadows

doi:10.1117/12.44685

1 June 1991 Total internal reflection studies of a ferroelectric liquid crystal/anisotropic solid interface

Zhiming Zhuang, Noel A. Clark, Michael Meadows

Proceedings Volume 1455, Liquid-Crystal Devices and Materials; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44685
Event: Electronic Imaging '91, 1991, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The interface stabilized director n- polarization P orientation states near a ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC)-solid interface are investigated using the total internal reflection technique. Experiments are carried out with the solid surface coated with a film of rubbed polymer (nylon 6/6), commonly used to align FLCs in the surface stabilized FLC (SSFLC) electro-optic devices. Direct measurements of the effects of the external electric field on surface molecular orientation under the influence of the rubbed polymer are reported in this paper.

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Zhiming Zhuang, Noel A. Clark, and Michael Meadows "Total internal reflection studies of a ferroelectric liquid crystal/anisotropic solid interface", Proc. SPIE 1455, Liquid-Crystal Devices and Materials, (1 June 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44685

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