Time-resolved switching analysis of a ferroelectric liquid crystal by snapshot Mueller matrix polarimetry.
An experimental snapshot Mueller matrix polarimeter based on wavelength polarization coding is used to get a time-resolved description of electric-field-induced fast transition within a ferroelectric liquid-crystal cell. The parameters extracted from experimental Mueller matrices are linked to the molecule director distribution to further determine the average trajectory and the collective behavior of these molecules while they switch over to another state.
Dubreuil
Matthieu
M
Université Européenne de Bretagne, 5 Boulevard Laennec, 3500 Rennes, France. matthieu.dubreuil@univ-brest.fr
Rivet
Sylvain
S
Le Jeune
Bernard
B
Dupont
Laurent
L