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Transient behavior of the electrically controlled birefringence in a nematic liquid crystal
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1973
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Optical MaterialsBirefringence VariationsNematic Liquid CrystalPhysicsTransient BehaviorOptical PropertiesEngineeringNon-linear OpticApplied PhysicsGlass TransitionGlass-forming LiquidLiquid Crystalline ElastomerInterfacial PhenomenonRheologyElectric Field StepSoft MatterCrystal FormationElectro-optics Device
An homeotropic cell is built with a thin layer (5–25 μm) of nematic liquid crystal such as MBBA sandwiched between two indium oxide coated glass plates. The transient behavior of the cooperative angular variation of molecules submitted to an electric field step is studied theoretically. Experimental results are obtained by optical detection of the birefringence variations in the cell. Comparison of these studies allows one to determine the viscosity coefficient γ1(−λ1 in Leslie's notation).