Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) materials are of interest both for their potential in
display technology and the fascinating science found in liquid crystals confined to small …

The demonstration of the first ruby laser in 1960 led to a revolution in science and
technology. The lasers have significantly influenced the development of new approaches to …

This is a monograph/text devoted to a detailed treatment of the optical, electro-optical and
nonlinear optical properties of all the mesophases of liquid crystals and related processes …

The response times and operating voltages of light shutters formed from polymer dispersed
liquid crystals (PDLCs) have been studied experimentally and the results compared with …

This monograph is devoted to a detailed treatment of the nonlinear optical properties of
liquid crystals. The basic concepts of director optical reorientation and thermal nonlinearities …

Computer simulations are made of polarizing microscope textures of supramicron‐sized
nematic droplets with director configurations which commonly occur in polymer and other …

Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLC) are widely used for electro-optic applications such
as flexible displays, privacy windows or projection displays. Besides these applications, the …

The theory of the scattering of light by small particles is very important in a wide range of
applications in atmospheric physics and atmospheric optics, ocean optics, remote sensing …

An important new class of materials for optical device applications—polymer‐dispersed
liquid crystals (PDLCs)—is reviewed. The author gives an overview of these materials along …

The following sections are included: INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
PDLC MATERIALS PREPARATION Polymerization induced phase separation (PIPS) …