УДК: 535.012.21, 535.016, 535.557

How the electric-field parameters affect the optical response of a nematic liquid crystal

Publication in Journal of Optical Technology

For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Галин И.Ф., Коншина Е.А. Влияние параметров электрического поля на оптический отклик нематического жидкого кристалла // Оптический журнал. 2014. Т. 81. № 6. С. 48–50.

Galin I.F., Konshina E.A. How the electric-field parameters affect the optical response of a nematic liquid crystal [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2014. V. 81. № 6. P. 48–50.

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

I. F. Galin and E. A. Konshina, "How the electric-field parameters affect the optical response of a nematic liquid crystal," Journal of Optical Technology. 81(6), 338-340 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.81.000338

Abstract:

This paper discusses the dynamics of the optical response of a nematic liquid crystal with positive dielectric anisotropy for splay deformation of the layer and how it is affected by the shape of the electric-field oscillations. The efficiency of the action of sinusoidal, bipolar, and unipolar meanders with different frequencies and polarities is compared. It is shown that using a unipolar meander promotes a substantial acceleration of the liquid crystal’s optical response when the electrical signal is simultaneously reduced.

Keywords:

nematic liquid crystal, optical response, response rate

OCIS codes: 230.3720, 130.4815, 160.3710

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