Soft optical composites for tunable transmittance

Soft optical composites for tunable transmittance

We introduce a soft composite that is actuated mechanically to achieve switchable and tunable optical transmittance. Our design comprises a series of parallel opaque platelets embedded into an optically clear silicone-based elastomer matrix. Under an applied shear loading, the platelets rotate, ther...

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Main Authors: Upadhyaya, P., Liljenhjerte, J., Kumar, S., Lopez Jimenez, Francisco, Reis, Pedro Miguel
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/117121
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8569-5400
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3984-828X

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/117121
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8569-5400
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3984-828X

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