Compact optical device for measuring liquid crystal elastic and dynamic properties
Compact optical device for measuring liquid crystal elastic and dynamic properties
We present a prototype of compact device for all-optical measurements of the elastic and dynamic properties of nematic liquid crystals. The device is based on a standard cross-polarized optical set-up and by using a three-step measurement protocol and a corresponding fitting procedure, it simultaneously determines the following LC parameters: the splay and bend elastic constants, K1 and K3, the rotational viscosity γ1, and the combination of Leslie viscosity coefficients α4+ α5. Moreover, by taking sampled measurements across the area of a LC cell, the map profile of the LC layer thickness and average pre-tilt on the surfaces can be determined.
Podoliak, Nina
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Perivolari, Eleni
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Bennett, Thomas
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Proctor, Matthew B.
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D'alessandro, Giampaolo
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Regrettier, Thomas
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Heiser, Thomas
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7 August 2017
Podoliak, Nina
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Perivolari, Eleni
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Bennett, Thomas
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Proctor, Matthew B.
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D'alessandro, Giampaolo
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Regrettier, Thomas
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Heiser, Thomas
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Podoliak, Nina, Perivolari, Eleni, Bennett, Thomas, Proctor, Matthew B., D'alessandro, Giampaolo, Regrettier, Thomas, Heiser, Thomas and Kaczmarek, Malgosia
(2017)
Compact optical device for measuring liquid crystal elastic and dynamic properties.
SPIE Optics + Photonics: Liquid Crystals XXI, San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California, United States.
06 - 10 Aug 2017.
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Abstract
We present a prototype of compact device for all-optical measurements of the elastic and dynamic properties of nematic liquid crystals. The device is based on a standard cross-polarized optical set-up and by using a three-step measurement protocol and a corresponding fitting procedure, it simultaneously determines the following LC parameters: the splay and bend elastic constants, K1 and K3, the rotational viscosity γ1, and the combination of Leslie viscosity coefficients α4+ α5. Moreover, by taking sampled measurements across the area of a LC cell, the map profile of the LC layer thickness and average pre-tilt on the surfaces can be determined.
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Published date: 7 August 2017
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SPIE Optics + Photonics: Liquid Crystals XXI, San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California, United States, 2017-08-06 - 2017-08-10
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/413797
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Nina Podoliak
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Eleni Perivolari
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Thomas Bennett
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Matthew B. Proctor
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Thomas Regrettier
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Thomas Heiser
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