Measurement of the refractive indices of a ferroelectric liquid crystal
作者:
Fuzi Yang,
J. R. Sambles,
G. W. Bradberry,
期刊:
Journal of Applied Physics
(AIP Available online 1995)
卷期:
Volume 78,
issue 4
页码: 2187-2192
ISSN:0021-8979
年代: 1995
DOI:10.1063/1.360133
出版商: AIP
数据来源: AIP
摘要:
Optical excitation of half‐leaky guided modes has been used to determine the refractive indices of a ferroelectric liquid crystal (Merck‐SCE13) in a homeotropically aligned state. The uniform homeotropic alignment is realized, with no surface treatment, by the application of an in‐plane dc electric field. This applied field, of the order of 5×105V m−1is sufficient to fully unwind theS*chelix giving a uniformly tilted homeotropic monodomain for optical characterization. Analytic and numerical modeling results indicate that, for a slab with its optic axis tilted in a plane orthogonal to the plane of incidence, two distinct critical angles appear in the half‐leaky guided mode response. These independently relate simply to the ordinary and extraordinary refractive indices of theS*cmaterial. By fitting theoretical angle dependent reflectivities to those recorded experimentally the two refractive indices have been obtained for a range of temperatures in both theS*candSAphases. ©1995 American Institute of Physics.
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