title: Axially-symmetric sheared polymer network liquid crystals.
abstract: An axially-symmetric sheared polymer network liquid crystal (SPNLC) device is demonstrated and its performances characterized. Through analyzing the structure of this axially-symmetric SPNLC, we constructed a 3-D model to explain the observed phenomena. The simulation results agree well with the experiment. Two potential applications of such an axially-symmetric SPNLC, namely tunable-focus negative lens and spatial polarization converter, are discussed.
authors.forename: Yung-Hsun
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yi-Hsin
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Hongwen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Xiangyi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Nie
authors.forename: Ju-Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Shin-Tson
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Wu