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Robust measurement of flexoelectro-optic switching with different surface alignments

Sandford O’Neill, John J.; Fells, Julian A. J.; Welch, Chris; Mehl, Georg; Yip, Wing C.; Wilkinson, Timothy D.; Booth, Martin J.; Elston, Steve J.; Morris, Stephen M.

Authors

John J. Sandford O’Neill

Julian A. J. Fells

Chris Welch

Wing C. Yip

Timothy D. Wilkinson

Martin J. Booth

Steve J. Elston

Stephen M. Morris

Abstract

The alignment of chiral nematic liquid crystals in the so-called uniform lying helix geometry allows for the observation and exploitation of the flexoelectro-optic effect. However, high-quality uniform lying helix alignment is difficult to achieve reliably, and this can potentially impact the accuracy of the measurements made on the flexoelectro-optic switching behaviour. Here, we show that, using an appropriate method, it is possible to make measurements of the flexo-electric coefficients that are not substantially influenced by the alignment quality.

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Mar 7, 2019
Journal Journal of Applied Physics
Print ISSN 0021-8979
Electronic ISSN 1089-7550
Publisher AIP Publishing
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 125
Issue 9
Article Number 093104
Institution Citation Sandford O’Neill, J. J., Fells, J. A. J., Welch, C., Mehl, G., Yip, W. C., Wilkinson, T. D., …Morris, S. M. (2019). Robust measurement of flexoelectro-optic switching with different surface alignments. Journal of applied physics, 125(9), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5086241
DOI https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5086241
Keywords General Physics and Astronomy
Publisher URL https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.5086241
Additional Information Received: 2018-12-19; Accepted: 2019-01-29; Published: 2019-03-04

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