DOU Hu, YU Ya-nan, MA Hong-mei, SUN Yu-bao. Bragg reflection and optical rotatory power of cholesteric and blue phase liquid crystal[J]. , 2015,30(3): 381-386
DOU Hu, YU Ya-nan, MA Hong-mei, SUN Yu-bao. Bragg reflection and optical rotatory power of cholesteric and blue phase liquid crystal[J]. , 2015,30(3): 381-386 DOI: 10.3788/YJYXS20153003.0381.
Bragg reflection and optical rotatory power of cholesteric and blue phase liquid crystal
The Bragg reflection and optical rotatory power of cholesteric liquid crystal (ChLC) and blue phase liquid crystal (BPLC) are studied using finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. Firstly
the Bragg reflection of ChLC and BPLC is calculated
and the simulation results are discussed from the aspects of lattice structures and molecular arrangement. The effect of refractive index and pitch of liquid crystal on the Bragg reflection is also studied. The light leakage of the ChLC and BPLC sandwiched by the crossed polarizers is calculated
and the similar and different phenomena are analyzed by the optical rotatory power of liquid crystal.
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