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P‐82: Optical‐Strain Characteristics of Ordered Reactive Mesogen Birefringent Films for Viewing‐Angle Compensation
Author(s) -
Escuti Michael J.,
Cairns Darran R.,
Vedrine Jose,
Crawford Gregory P.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
sid symposium digest of technical papers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.351
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 2168-0159
pISSN - 0097-966X
DOI - 10.1889/1.1832006
Subject(s) - birefringence , materials science , mesogen , liquid crystal , optics , strain (injury) , compensation (psychology) , ultimate tensile strength , polymer , tensile strain , composite material , optoelectronics , liquid crystalline , medicine , psychology , physics , psychoanalysis
We have fabricated birefringent films from a photo‐polymerizable liquid crystal polymer. In‐situ transmission measurements of these ordered films under tensile strain were performed to examine the optical properties of a variety of director configurations. The optical response with increasing strain was modeled and a dual wavelength technique for measuring birefringence was developed.
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