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Analysis of edge birefringence

Biophysical Journal, 1991
We present an experimental and theoretical study of the phenomenon of edge birefringence that appears near boundaries of transparent objects which are observed with high extinction and high resolution polarized light microscopy. As test objects, thin flakes of isotropic KCl crystals were immersed in media of various refractive indices.
openaire   +3 more sources

Ion and Solvent Dynamics in Charged 2D Clay Nanoslits with Unprecedented Ångström‐Precise Slit Height Control

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The slit height of fluorohectorite 2D‐nanochannels is tuned with Å‐precision (2.4–250 Å). Slit‐height‐dependent ion and water mobilities are quantified by applying EIS, PFG‐NMR, and SFG‐NMR with MD simulations guiding interpretation. Diffuse properties are investigated with CP‐AFM, MD, and PB.
Max Stevenson, Sandra Pappler, Leonie Kanzler, Aqsa Nisar, Jepsinraj Kakkuzhiyulla Parambath, Markus Rosenstihl, Flora Lebeda, Sebastian Weiß, Georg Papastavrou, Michael Vogel, Jürgen Senker, Josef Breu   +11 more
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Achieving great optical anisotropy with the well-directed alignment of π-conjugated groups due to hydrogen bonds

Journal of Saudi Chemical Society
Looking for novel UV birefringent units with great birefringence and discovering new candidates that are constructed by them have always been a hotspot in the field of optical materials.
Chenhui Hu, Junjie Liu, Jiale Qu, Jinghui Hu, Xiangzhan Jiang   +4 more
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Tunable and Recyclable Piezoelectric Biomaterials via Ion‐Directed Guanine‐Quadruplex Assembly

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Guanine‐quadruplex (GQ) assemblies, formed via ion‐mediated self‐assembly of amphiphilic guanine derivatives, are introduced as tunable and recyclable piezoelectric biomaterials. Distinct alkali ions induce unique dipole configurations and piezoelectric outputs, with K⁺ yielding the highest performance.
Seungho Lee, Sangyun Na, Yumi Cho, Gaeun Park, Seung Hak Oh, Jaejun Kim, Byoung‐Ki Cho, Sang Kyu Kwak, Ja‐Hyoung Ryu, Hyunhyub Ko   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bistable Photochromic Guest–Host Liquid Crystals for Rewritable and Switchable Photonic Devices

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A photochromic DTCP‐based liquid crystal dye is incorporated into cholesteric liquid crystals (CLCs) to achieve optically and electrically tunable multistable states. In the open‐ring form, the system exhibits three electrically stable textures—planar, focal conic, and uniformly lying helix (ULH)—corresponding to reflective, scattering, and transparent
Wei‐Hsien Wu, Yun‐Yu Chen, Li‐Min Chang, Hsiu‐Hui Chen, Chun‐Ta Wang   +4 more
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Cosmological birefringence and the geometric phase of photons

Physics Letters B, 2019
Regarding axion electrodynamics in the background flat FRW universe, we show that cosmological birefringence arises from an adiabatic noncyclic geometric phase that appears in the quantum state of photons because of their interaction with the axion field.
Mansoureh Hoseini, Mohammad Mehrafarin
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Energy‐Efficient Bulk Photoalignment of Main‐Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers Enabled by In Situ Monitoring

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
In situ monitoring of bulk photoalignment reveals how molecular weight, azobenzene content, cooling rate, and thickness govern ordering in main‐chain liquid crystalline polymers. Optimized copolymers exceed conventional thickness limits, maintaining stable alignment up to 130 µm with high energy efficiency and reversible optical patterning.
Jaechul Ju, Joy Zhou, Connor J. O'Dea, Zachariah A. Page   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental investigation on the effect of crystal birefringence on the performance of nanosecond-pulsed diamond Raman laser

Functional Diamond
The impact of crystal birefringence on the performance of diamond Raman lasers has been studied previously at power levels slightly above the threshold.
Yongpeng Yan, Xuezong Yang, Muye Li, Yuxiang Sun, Huawei Jiang, Shulong Zhang, Chengchun Zhao, Yin Hang, Yan Feng   +8 more
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Polar Decomposition of Jones Matrix and Mueller Matrix of Coherent Rayleigh Backscattering in Single-Mode Fibers

Sensors
The Jones matrix and the Mueller matrix of the coherent Rayleigh backscattering (RB) in single-mode fibers (SMFs) have been derived recently. It has been shown that both matrices depict two polarization effects—birefringence and polarization-dependent ...
Hui Dong, Hailiang Zhang, Dora Juan Juan Hu   +2 more
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Analysis of the Transmission Characteristic and Stress-Induced Birefringence of Hollow-Core Circular Photonic Crystal Fiber

Crystals, 2019
Orbital angular momentum modes in optical fibers have polarization mode dispersion. The relationship between polarization mode dispersion and the birefringence vector can be deduced using an optical fiber dynamic equation. First, a mathematical model was
Jingxuan Yang, Hu Zhang, Xiaoguang Zhang, Hui Li, Lixia Xi   +4 more
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