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Optical Symmetry of Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Cells
Noel A. ClarkJoseph E. MaclennanZhiming Zhuangsubject
Surface (mathematics)Condensed matter physicsChemistrybusiness.industryGeneral EngineeringGeneral Physics and AstronomyFerroelectricitySymmetry (physics)Time reversibilitylaw.inventionOpticsOptical microscopeLiquid crystallawbusinessSpectroscopydescription
We observe an exact optical symmetry in Surface Stabilized Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal (SSFLC) cells in polarized transmission optical microscopy and spectroscopy. A theoretical argument based on the intrinsic time reversibility of Maxwell's equations and energy conservation is developed to explain this symmetry. The results support the model of Clark and Rieker for zig-zag wall structure and illustrate the necessity of including the orientational binding of the director at the chevron interface.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-12-01 | Japanese Journal of Applied Physics |