DOI: 10.1063/1.1653593 ISSN:

VOLTAGE-DEPENDENT OPTICAL ACTIVITY OF A TWISTED NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL

M. Schadt, W. Helfrich
  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

A new electro-optical effect in twisted nematic liquid crystals is described which allows variation of the rotation of linearly polarized light continuously from 0° to 90°. It requires lower voltages than other electro-optic effects.