V-shaped electro-optic response observed in a chiral ferroelectric smectic liquid crystal

dc.contributor.author	Manjuladevi, V
dc.contributor.author	Panarin, Yu P
dc.contributor.author	Song, Jang-Kun
dc.contributor.author	Vij, J K
dc.contributor.author	Sadashiva, B K
dc.date.accessioned	2008-12-19T11:00:07Z
dc.date.available	2008-12-19T11:00:07Z
dc.date.issued	2008-09
dc.description	Open Access.	en
dc.description.abstract	We report on the observation of V-shaped switching in a ferroelectric liquid crystal cell over a wide range of temperatures. Results of the optical transmittance in the visible region give us the helical pitch for various temperatures of the ferroelectric liquid crystalline compound used. We show that the helical pitch, in addition to the spontaneous polarization (PS) and thickness of the alignment layer of the cell, is an important factor in giving V-shaped switching. A longer or helical compensated mixture gives a better V-shaped switching.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Applied Physics Letters, 2008, Vol.93, 093507	en
dc.identifier.issn	E-ISSN: 1077-3118
dc.identifier.issn	P-ISSN: 0003-6951
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/3692
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	American Institute of Physics	en
dc.relation.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2970039	en
dc.rights	2008 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics.	en
dc.title	V-shaped electro-optic response observed in a chiral ferroelectric smectic liquid crystal	en
dc.type	Article	en

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