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Title: Structure of polarization-resolved conoscopic patterns of planar oriented liquid crystal cells

Abstract

The geometry of distributions of the polarization of light in conoscopic patterns of planar oriented nematic and cholesteric liquid crystal (LC) cells is described in terms of the polarization singularities including C-points (points of circular polarization) and L lines (lines of linear polarization). Conditions for the formation of polarization singularities (C-points) in an ensemble of conoscopic patterns parametrized by the polarization azimuth and ellipticity of the incident light wave have been studied. A characteristic feature of these conditions is selectivity with respect to the polarization parameters of the incident light wave. The polarization azimuth and ellipticity are determining parameters for nematic and cholesteric LC cells, respectively.

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Physics (Ukraine)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
21455266
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 110; Journal Issue: 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1134/S1063776110050213; Copyright (c) 2010 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; Journal ID: ISSN 1063-7761
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; DISTRIBUTION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; ORIENTATION; POLARIZATION; SINGULARITY; VISIBLE RADIATION; CRYSTALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FLUIDS; LIQUIDS; RADIATIONS

Citation Formats

Kiselev, A. D., E-mail: kiselev@iop.kiev.ua, and Vovk, R. G., E-mail: roman.vovk@gmail.co. Structure of polarization-resolved conoscopic patterns of planar oriented liquid crystal cells. United States: N. p., 2010. Web. doi:10.1134/S1063776110050213.
Kiselev, A. D., E-mail: kiselev@iop.kiev.ua, & Vovk, R. G., E-mail: roman.vovk@gmail.co. Structure of polarization-resolved conoscopic patterns of planar oriented liquid crystal cells. United States. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063776110050213
Kiselev, A. D., E-mail: kiselev@iop.kiev.ua, and Vovk, R. G., E-mail: roman.vovk@gmail.co. 2010. "Structure of polarization-resolved conoscopic patterns of planar oriented liquid crystal cells". United States. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063776110050213.
@article{osti_21455266,
title = {Structure of polarization-resolved conoscopic patterns of planar oriented liquid crystal cells},
author = {Kiselev, A. D., E-mail: kiselev@iop.kiev.ua and Vovk, R. G., E-mail: roman.vovk@gmail.co},
abstractNote = {The geometry of distributions of the polarization of light in conoscopic patterns of planar oriented nematic and cholesteric liquid crystal (LC) cells is described in terms of the polarization singularities including C-points (points of circular polarization) and L lines (lines of linear polarization). Conditions for the formation of polarization singularities (C-points) in an ensemble of conoscopic patterns parametrized by the polarization azimuth and ellipticity of the incident light wave have been studied. A characteristic feature of these conditions is selectivity with respect to the polarization parameters of the incident light wave. The polarization azimuth and ellipticity are determining parameters for nematic and cholesteric LC cells, respectively.},
doi = {10.1134/S1063776110050213},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21455266}, journal = {Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics},
issn = {1063-7761},
number = 5,
volume = 110,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010},
month = {Sat May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010}
}