Axially-symmetric sheared polymer network liquid crystals.
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.
Wu
Yung-Hsun
YH
Lin
Yi-Hsin
YH
Ren
Hongwen
H
Nie
Xiangyi
X
Lee
Ju-Hyun
JH
Wu
Shin-Tson
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