Liquid Crystals and Polymers Hardcover - 2006 - 1st Edition

Name: Polarized Light in Liquid Crystals and Polymers
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The latest advances in the optics of small birefringent structures

With the proliferation of liquid crystal technologies such as flat panel displays, understanding the polarization of light in liquid crystals has become a vital concern of optics, biology, communication, and numerous other areas in research and industry. Polarized Light in Liquid Crystals and Polymers deals with the linear optics of birefringent materials, such as liquid crystals and polymers, and surveys light propagation in such media with special attention to applications. It is unique in treating light propagation in micro- and nanostructured birefringent optical elements, such as lenses and gratings composed of birefringent materials, as well as the spatial varying anisotropic structures often found in miniaturized liquid crystal devices.

An all-inclusive book, Polarized Light in Liquid Crystals and Polymers features:

A focus on high-resolution structures found in modern display devices
An introduction to optical properties of liquid crystal texture
Novel coverage of three-dimensional anisotropic materials with respect to their light propagation properties
Tools such as matrix methods, ray tracing, and space-grid time-domain techniques to effectively solve optical simulation problems
A number of examples using measurements and simulation
Coverage of how to use the polarization microscope to characterize textures and structures in liquid crystals and polymers
An overview of photonic devices based on liquid crystals, covering the state of the art of existing systems
Unique coverage of gradient-index based devices
Over 200 illustrations and tables
A thorough listing of references

Presenting a comprehensive treatment of an exciting and rapidly developing field, Polarized Light in Liquid Crystals and Polymers provides both students and practitioners with a superlative resource for learning and reference.

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Title Liquid Crystals and Polymers
Author Toralf Scharf
Binding Hardcover
Edition number 1st
Edition 1
Pages 400
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Wiley-Interscience
Date 2006-11-01
ISBN 9780471740643 / 0471740640
Weight 1.55 lbs (0.70 kg)
Dimensions 9.52 x 6.38 x 0.98 in (24.18 x 16.21 x 2.49 cm)
Library of Congress subjects Liquid crystals, Light - Transmission
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006042964
Dewey Decimal Code 535.52

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About the author

Toralf Scharf is Senior Scientist at the University of Neuchtel in Switzerland. His current research interests concern liquid crystal optics for display applications, implementation of organic birefringent optical materials into solid optical devices, and fabrication and characterization of micro-optics including diffractive and refractive effects. He was a coauthor of a chapter on micro-optics for spectrometry published in International Trends in Applied Optics, Vol. 5, and has published numerous papers.

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Hardback. New. Polarized Light in Liquid Crystals and Polymers deals with the linear optics of birefringent materials, such as liquid crystals and polymers, and surveys light propagation in such media with special attention to applications.