J. Ruth

A Study of Characteristic Times in the Field-Induced Nematic to Cholesteric Transition in Liquid Crystals (2007)

P. Watson, V. Sergan, J. Anderson, J. Ruth, P. J. Bos

The relaxation from the field-induced nematic state to the cholesteric state of liquid crystals is investigated. By using an optical retro-reflection technique, we have isolated the orientation and...

A Study of the Dynamics of Reflection Color, Helical Axis Orientation, and Domain Size in Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Displays (2007)

P. Watson, V. Sergan, J. E. Anderson, J. Ruth, P. J. Bos

The relaxation from the field-induced homeotropic state to the equilibrium planar state of cholesteric liquid crystals is investigated. By using an optical retro-reflection technique, we have...

Running Title: Homeotropic to Planar in Cholesterics (2007)

P. Watson, V. Sergan, J. Anderson, J. Ruth, P. J. Bos

The effect of surfaces on the relaxation from the homeotropic state to the planar state of cholesteric liquid crystals is investigated. By using an optical retro-reflection technique, we have...