Title :
Properties of responsive liquid crystal/polymer fibers
Author :
West, John L. ; Buyuktanir, Ebru A. ; Frey, Margaret W.
Author_Institution :
Liquid Crystal Inst., Kent State Univ., Kent, OH, USA
Abstract :
The development of optically responsive liquid crystal (LC)/polymer composite fibers is presented. The morphology and electro-optical properties of LC/polymer fibers are studied with scanning electron microscopy and polarizing optical microscopy, respectively.
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; liquid crystals; optical fibre testing; optical microscopy; optical polymers; polymer fibres; scanning electron microscopy; electro-optical properties; optically responsive liquid crystal; optically responsive polymer composite fibers; polarizing optical microscopy; scanning electron microscopy; Liquid crystal displays; Liquid crystal polymers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical films; Optical microscopy; Optical polymers; Organic light emitting diodes; Polymer films; Scanning electron microscopy;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Belek-Antalya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343464
