In recent years, there has been increasing activity in the research and design of optical systems based on liquid crystal (LC) science. Bringing together contributions from leading figures in industry and academia, Optical Applications of Liquid Crystals covers the range of existing applications as well as those in development. Unique in its thorough coverage of applications, not just the basic chemistry and physics of liquid crystals, the book begins with the existing applications of liquid crystals, from the ubiquitous LCD through to LC projectors and holography. The remaining chapters discuss more promising technologies in development, including photoaligning, photopatterning, and bistable twisted nematic LCs.
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From Archimedis' adaptive optics of 214-211 BC when he burned the Roman fleet seizing Syracuse, through Gabor's invention of holography in 1947-8, to today's technology and beyond, this book is a fascinating account of liquid crystal technology, principles, and applications, and it gives a glimpse into the future, where smart pixels, smart windows, 3D television, and electronic paper are the shape of things to come.
-Maria Petrou, Chemistry & Industry, Nov. 2003
The widespread application of liquid crystals in optics and optoelectronics makes this a welcome book for the optical community. It offers a clear, up-to-date account of the engineering and industrial aspects of the use of liquid crystals in various fields of optics.
-Daniela Dragoman, OPN, Vol.15, No.11, Nov. 2004
-Maria Petrou, Chemistry & Industry, Nov. 2003
The widespread application of liquid crystals in optics and optoelectronics makes this a welcome book for the optical community. It offers a clear, up-to-date account of the engineering and industrial aspects of the use of liquid crystals in various fields of optics.
-Daniela Dragoman, OPN, Vol.15, No.11, Nov. 2004
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The most simple liquid crystal phase is the nematic phase, in which the molecules possess orientational ordering (like a crystal) but no positional ordering (like a liquid). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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The most simple liquid crystal phase is the nematic phase, in which the molecules possess orientational ordering (like a crystal) but no positional ordering (like a liquid). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
optical equalizer, optical tilt angle, chevron interface, smectic cone, tilt corrector, electro holography, pretilt angle, pure reorientation, surface pretilt, net spontaneous polarization, bookshelf structure, chevron structure, droplet director, passive addressing, electroclinic effect, layer tilt angle, complex amplitude modulation, droplet configurations, refraction factor, phase retarders, anchoring energy, optical addressing, absorption axis, recording optics, light wavefront Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Diode Lasers (Series in Optics and Optoelectronics) by D. Sands in Front Matter
- Optical Holography: Principles, Techniques and Applications (Cambridge Studies in Modern Optics) by P. Hariharan on page 116
- Thin-Film Optical Filters, Third Edition (Series in Optics and Optoelectronics) by H. A. MacLeod in Front Matter
- B0553Optical materials (matsci) by Roger M. Wood in Front Matter
- The Optical Transfer Function of Imaging Systems (Series in Optics and Optoelectronics) by Thomas Williams in Front Matter
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- Fast Light, Slow Light and Left-Handed Light (Series in Optics and Optoelectronics) by P.W. Milonni in Front Matter
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- Laser-Induced Damage of Optical Materials (Series in Optics and Optoelectronics) by Roger M. Wood in Front Matter
- Diffractional Optics of Millimetre Waves (Series in Optics and Optoelectronics) by I.V. Minin in Front Matter
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