Analytic twist angle measurement in liquid crystal cells by Lee, C, Salter, P, Raynes, E, Elston, S

“…Previously we have described a method to measure residual twist angle in homogeneously aligned liquid crystal cells by comparing experimental results with simulated data in an electric field. …”

Flexoelectric measurements of a bent-core nematic liquid crystal by Salter, P, Tschierske, C, Elston, S, Raynes, E

Electrically-Tunable Positioning of Topological Defects in Liquid Crystals - Dataset by Sandford O'Neill, J, Morris, S, Salter, P, Booth, M, Elston, S

Subjects: “…Liquid crystals…”

Flexoelectric measurements of a bent-core nematic liquid crystal. by Salter, P, Tschierske, C, Elston, S, Raynes, E

“…A large flexoelectric polarization might be expected for a bent-core nematic liquid crystal, due to the combination of molecular shape and transverse dipole component. …”

Alignment of the Uniform Lying Helix Structure in Cholesteric Liquid Crystals by Salter, P, Elston, S, Raynes, P, Parry-Jones, L

Multi-element polychromatic 2-dimensional liquid crystal Dammann gratings by Zhao, Z, Chen, B, Salter, P, Booth, M, O'brien, D, Elston, S, Morris, SM

“…Multi-element and multi-wavelength switchable Dammann gratings are demonstrated in polymerisable nematic liquid crystal (LC) devices fabricated using two-photon polymerisation direct laser writing. …”

Laser written stretchable diffractive optic elements in liquid crystal gels by Chen, B, Zhao, Z, Nourshargh, C, He, C, Salter, P, Booth, M, Elston, S, Morris, S

“…Direct laser writing (DLW) in liquid crystals (LCs) enables a range of new stimuli-responsive functionality to be realized. …”

Read on demand images in laser‐written polymerizable liquid crystal devices by Tartan, C, Sandford O'Neill, J, Salter, P, Aplinc, J, Booth, M, Ravnik, M, Morris, S, Elston, S

“…Here, using a single‐step process to microfabricate polymer inclusions, the ability to generate read‐on‐demand images and identification codes in a liquid crystal (LC) device is demonstrated. These micrometer‐sized polymer features are encoded directly into LC devices using direct laser writing, which locks‐in the local molecular orientation at the moment of fabrication. …”

Laser Written Stretchable Diffractive Optic Elements in Liquid Crystal Gels by Chen, B, Zhao, Z, Nourshargh, C, He, C, Salter, P, Booth, M, Elston, S, Morris, S

Subjects: “…Polymer liquid crystals…”

Code 1 Dynamic phase measurement of fast liquid crystal phase modulators by Fells, J, Salter, P, Welch, C, Jin, Y, Wilkinson, T, Booth, M, Mehl, G, Elston, S, Morris, S

“…A flexoelectro-optic liquid crystal phase modulator is used as the test device. …”

Localised polymer networks in chiral nematic liquid crystals for high speed photonic switching by Tartan, C, Salter, P, Booth, M, Morris, S, Elston, S

“…The flexoelectro-optic effect, which is observed in chiralnematic liquid crystals (LCs) when an electric field is applied perpendicular to the helical axis, has significant potential as it exhibits analogue switching in 10–100 μs. …”

Fast Electro-Optical Device Based on Chiral Liquid Crystals Encapsulated in Periodic Polymer Channels by Carbone, G, Salter, P, Elston, S, Raynes, P, De Sio, L, Ferjani, S, Strangi, G, Umeton, C, Bartolino, R

Liquid Crystal Director Dynamics Imaged Using Two-Photon Fluorescence Microscopy with Remote Focusing by Salter, P, Carbone, G, Botcherby, E, Wilson, T, Elston, S, Raynes, E

Liquid crystal director dynamics imaged using two-photon fluorescence microscopy with remote focusing. by Salter, P, Carbone, G, Botcherby, E, Wilson, T, Elston, S, Raynes, E

“…Images of the switching dynamics are presented, revealing transient state director configurations and changes in topology of the liquid crystal layer.…”

Spontaneously chiral domains of an achiral bent-core nematic liquid crystal in a planar aligned device. by Salter, P, Benzie, P, Reddy, R, Tschierske, C, Elston, S, Raynes, E

“…An achiral fixed bent-core nematic liquid crystal in an antiparallel aligned planar device is observed to form three distinct domains. …”

Spontaneously chiral domains of an achiral bent-core nematic liquid crystal in a planar aligned device by Salter, P, Benzie, P, Reddy, R, Tschierske, C, Elston, S, Raynes, E

“…An achiral fixed bent-core nematic liquid crystal in an antiparallel aligned planar device is observed to form three distinct domains. …”

Stabilizing the uniform lying helix alignment in chiral nematic liquid crystals using direct laser writing by Tartan, C, Salter, P, Booth, M, Morris, S, Elston, S

“…We investigate a novel approach for controlling the alignment of a fast-switching chiral nematic liquid crystal state using a high resolution two-photon absorption laser scanning lithography technique with aberration correction that permits the engineering of photonic structures in-situ. …”

Unwinding of the uniform lying helix structure in cholesteric liquid crystals next to a spatially uniform aligning surface. by Salter, P, Carbone, G, Jewell, SA, Elston, S, Raynes, P

Unwinding of the uniform lying helix structure in cholesteric liquid crystals next to a spatially uniform aligning surface by Salter, P, Carbone, G, Jewell, SA, Elston, S, Raynes, P

Generation of 3-Dimensional Polymer Structures in Liquid Crystalline Devices using Direct Laser Writing by Tartan, C, Salter, P, Wilkinson, T, Booth, M, Morris, S, Elston, S

“…We show that the laser written polymer structures retain the optical properties of the liquid crystal resin at the point of laser exposure. Thus, birefringent polymer structures can be written, with the orientation of the optic axis tuned during fabrication through switching the liquid crystal with an applied electric field. …”