Liquid Crystals Optical Devices (Volume II)
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Liquid Crystals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2020) | Viewed by 373
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Liquid crystals (LCs) are one of the key materials used in light beam manipulation, as their pronounced anisotropy and fluidity allow their refractive index to be tuned by small applied voltages. One remarkable feature of these materials is their high versatility. These materials attract scientists across disciplines such as chemistry, physics, materials science, and engineering.
These kinds of materials have been used as active elements in different electro-optical devices in the visible and near-IR range. By supplying a relatively low voltage, the LC molecules, individually and collectively anisotropic, are reoriented, and the effective refractive index seen by an electromagnetic wave varies. This remarkable behavior spans the entire spectrum from visible to THz and microwave frequencies.
Topics of interest:
• Liquid crystals in biological systems;
• Nanostructured liquid crystals systems;
• Real-time 3D holographic displays;
• Photoluminescent liquid crystals;
• Liquid crystals based sensors;
• Applications of liquid crystals in telecommunications;
• Liquid crystals technology for adaptive optics;
• Optical solitons in nematic liquid crystals;
• Electro-optics of ferro- and antiferroelectric liquid crystals;
• Liquid crystals infiltrated photonic crystal fibers;
• Photoresponsive liquid cystals systems.
Prof. Leszek R. Jaroszewicz
Dr. Noureddine Bennis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Liquid crystals
- Holography
- Electro-optics
- Photoluminescence
- Sensors
- Nanostructures
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