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M. Rutkis

Insight in NLO Polymer Material Behavior from Langevin Dynamic Modeling of Chromophore Poling

Calculation of chromophore polar order, i.e. the polarization of nonlinear optically (NLO) active polymers poled by external field, is challenging. One possible solution is to reproduce the orientation polarization of chromophores under external field using Langevin dynamics (LD) molecular modeling. The present work investigates the influence of chromophore dipole moment, density and field extent on NLO efficiency and polarization/relaxation dynamics. Results of simulations convince us, that the method is applicable for modeling real NLO polymers. In the spotlight of this investigation we would like to describe a NLO polymer as a “ferrofluid” where chromophores are active particles or elect…

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DEVELOPMENT OF LIQUID CRYSTAL LAYER THICKNESS AND REFRACTIVE INDEX MEASUREMENT METHODS FOR SCATTERING TYPE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS

The research has been supported by ERDF No.1.1.1.1/19/A/120 “Improvement of Electro-Optical Characteristics of Liquid Crystal Shutters”.

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Electrooptic coefficient measurements by Mach Zehnder interferometric method: Application of Abelès matrix formalism for thin film polymeric sample description

Abstract In Mach–Zehnder interferometric (MZI) method for determination of thin organic film electrooptic ( EO ) coefficients r 13 and r 33 critical effects, like multiple internal reflections and sample thickness modulation due to electrostriction and piezoelectricity are usually overlooked. Ignoring these effects may lead to inaccurate calculation of EO coefficients from experimental data by the simplified equations. To describe the influence of the above mentioned effects on the output of a MZI containing a thin film polymer sample we have used the Abeles matrix formalism.

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