Ring-shaped liquid crystal structures through patterned planar photo-alignment
Brecht Berteloot, Inge Nys, Guilhem Poy, Jeroen Beeckman, Kristiaan Neyts
Abstract
) and structure D with 2 disclination loops. The LC director configuration for all 4 structures is simulated through finite element (FE) Q-tensor simulations and the optical transmission for each structure is simulated using a generalized beam propagation method.
Topics & Concepts
DisclinationMaterials sciencePlanarOpticsLiquid crystalSubstrate (aquarium)PerpendicularOptoelectronicsGeometryPhysicsComputer graphics (images)GeologyComputer scienceMathematicsOceanographyLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsAdvanced Materials and MechanicsPlant Reproductive Biology