VOLTAGE-DEPENDENT OPTICAL ACTIVITY OF A TWISTED NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL
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- 15 February 1971
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 18 (4) , 127-128
Abstract
A new electro-optical effect in twisted nematic liquid crystals is described which allows variation of the rotation of linearly polarized light continuously from 0° to 90°. It requires lower voltages than other electro-optic effects.Keywords
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