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Theory of Circularly Polarized Light Emission from Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystalline Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

H. Shi  and
S. H. Chen
H. Shi
Affiliation:
Center for Optoelectronics & Imaging, and Laboratory for Laser Energetics, 240 E. River Road, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14623-1212
S. H. Chen
Affiliation:
Center for Optoelectronics & Imaging, and Laboratory for Laser Energetics, 240 E. River Road, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14623-1212
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Abstract

Chiral nematic liquid crystalline films with fluorescent chromophores are capable of circularly polarized emission. A theory is presented in which the effects of anisotropic absorption and film thickness are accounted for. The predicted dissymmetry factor is compared with experimental data reported by Stegemeyer et al. and with the theory for the two limiting cases treated by Pollmann et al.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 425: Symposium I – Liquid Crystals for Advanced Technologies , 1996 , 245
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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