Optical model of transient light scattering in ferroelectric liquid crystals

Journal Article · Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063776109030169· OSTI ID:21246923

Konkolovich, A V; Miskevich, A A ^[1]

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1. National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Stepanov Institute of Physics (Belarus)

A static optical model is developed for the effect of field-induced transient scattering on coherent light transmission through ferroelectric liquid crystals. Scattering processes are described by introducing an optically anisotropic medium containing scatterers (transient domains). The results presented in the paper are obtained for a plane parallel layer of ferroelectric liquid crystals with a planar helicoidal structure under normal illumination with a linearly polarized plane wave. An analysis is presented of the coherent transmittance of the layer in static applied electric fields.

• OSTI ID: 21246923
• Journal Information: Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, Vol. 108, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1134/S1063776109030169; Copyright (c) 2009 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7761
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ANISOTROPY
ELECTRIC FIELDS
FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS
LAYERS
LIGHT SCATTERING
LIGHT TRANSMISSION
LIQUID CRYSTALS
OPTICAL MODELS
WAVE PROPAGATION