title: Electro-optical detection based on large Kerr effect in polymer-stabilized liquid crystals.
abstract: In this Letter, polymer-stabilized liquid crystals with experimentally observed large electro-optic effect are introduced to the electro-optical detection to improve the voltage sensitivity. The Kerr constant of materials prepared in this study reached as high as 7.2×10(-9) m/V(2), increasing by 1000 times the sensitivity of the conventional electro-optical materials. The noncontact detection configuration, using a laser beam as a probe, enables quick two-dimensional scanning measurements.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China.
authors.forename: Ru-Long
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Yan-Hao
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Han
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Qi-Dai
authors.initials: QD
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Mao-Bin
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Hong-Bo
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Sun