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Xu MY, Zhou MJ, Xiang Y, et al. Domain structures as optical gratings controlled by electric field in a bent-core nematic. Opt Express. 2015;23(12):15224-34doi: 10.1364/OE.23.015224.
Xu, M. Y., Zhou, M. J., Xiang, Y., Salamon, P., Éber, N., & Buka, �. �. (2015). Domain structures as optical gratings controlled by electric field in a bent-core nematic. Optics express, 23(12), 15224-34. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.23.015224
Xu, Ming-Ya, et al. "Domain structures as optical gratings controlled by electric field in a bent-core nematic." Optics express vol. 23,12 (2015): 15224-34. doi: https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.23.015224
Xu MY, Zhou MJ, Xiang Y, Salamon P, Éber N, Buka Á. Domain structures as optical gratings controlled by electric field in a bent-core nematic. Opt Express. 2015 Jun 15;23(12):15224-34. doi: 10.1364/OE.23.015224. PMID: 26193504.
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Opt Express. 2015 Jun 15;23(12):15224-34. doi: 10.1364/OE.23.015224.

Domain structures as optical gratings controlled by electric field in a bent-core nematic.

Optics express

Ming-Ya Xu, Meng-jie Zhou, Ying Xiang, Péter Salamon, Nándor Éber, Ágnes Buka

PMID: 26193504 DOI: 10.1364/OE.23.015224

Abstract

A regular domain structure consisting of parallel stripes - flexodomains - have been induced by low frequency (subHz) electric voltage in a bent core nematic liquid crystal. The wavelength of the pattern is in the range of 1-10 micrometers and thus can conveniently be observed in a polarizing microscope. It also serves as an optical grating and produces a regular system of laser diffraction spots. The pattern was found to emerge and disappear consecutively in each half period of the driving, with the wavelength of the flexodomains changing periodically as the ac voltage oscillates. Analyzing the polarization characteristics of the diffracted light, the polarization of the first order spot was found perpendicular to that of the incident light, in accordance with a recent theoretical calculation.

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