3C05 Lattice orientation dependence of electro-optic effects in polymer-stabilized blue phase by microscopic electro-optical measurements

Abstract

Blue phases are liquid crystal phases having cubic lattices with lattice periods of several hundred nanometers. In this study, lattice orientation dependence of electro-optical properties in a polymer stabilized blue phase (PSBP) was investigated for multi-domain samples by a new measuring system combining a microscopic reflection spectrum and microscopic electro-optics. Relationship between the lattice orientations and the electro-optic effect was revealed.