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Molecular Design Strategies for High Birefringence Liquid Crystals

, 2001
Some linearly conjugated liquid crystals with birefringence greater than 0.4 are discussed. UV stability of these high birefringence liquid crystals was systematically investigated.
Shin-Tson Wu
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Helix Alignment, Chevrons, and Edge Dislocations in Twist‐Bend Ferroelectric Nematics

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The recently discovered twist‐bend ferroelectric nematic (NTBF) is the new member of the multiferroic family, representing a fluid with an oblique helicoidal (heliconical) periodic structure of spontaneous electric polarization. The work presents a thorough exploration of the material properties of this phase, how the periodic modulation of ...
Bijaya Basnet, Priyanka Kumari, Sathyanarayana Paladugu, Damian Pociecha, Jakub Karcz, Przemysław Kula, Nataša Vaupotič, Ewa Górecka, Oleg D Lavrentovich   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electric birefringence studies of biopolymer systems

, 1977
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.Important and novel electric birefringence measurements of immediate significance in the biomedical field are reported on a family of materials which form ...
Isles, Martin
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Harnessing Phase Separation for the Development of High‐Performance Hydrogels

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hydrogels are indispensable for the development of next‐generation bioelectronics, soft robotics, and biomedical devices, where their mechanical properties determine performance and reliability. Among strategies to enhance hydrogel mechanics, phase separation enables controlled heterogeneity resulting in gel networks that are reinforced by ...
Yue Shao, Yiming Ma, Baihao Shao, Molly M. Stevens   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Two-Layer Polarization-Maintaining Solid-Core Photonic Crystal Fiber

IEEE Photonics Journal, 2018
In this study, a two-layer polarization-maintaining solid-core photonic crystal fiber (SC-PCF) is proposed. The cladding has two large holes both in the first and second layers for high birefringence and confinement loss reduction, respectively.
Ningfang Song, Fuyu Gao, Xiaobin Xu, Zhihao Zhang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Group-Birefringence-Dispersion Measurements for Polarization-Maintaining Fibers Using a Kerr Phase-Interrogator

Applied Sciences, 2020
A method which utilizes a Kerr phase-interrogator to measure the group birefringence dispersion (GBD) of a polarization-maintaining fiber (PMF) is systematically studied in this paper.
Yang Lu
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Characterization of the response of fibre Bragg gratings fabricated in stress and geometrically induced high birefringence fibres to temperature and transverse load. [PDF]

, 2004
The transverse load and temperature sensitivities of fibre Bragg gratings (FBGs) fabricated in a range of commercially available stress and geometrically induced high birefringent (HiBi) fibres have been experimentally investigated.
Staines, Stephen E., Ye, C. C., Ye, Chen-Chun, James, S. W., Tatam, Ralph P., Tatam, R. P., Chehura, Edmon, James, Stephen W., Staines, S. E., Chehura, E., 叶陈春   +10 more
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Synergistic Dual Slip‐Link Toughening of a Water‐Rich Double Network Hydrogel Combining Slide‐Ring and Highly Entangled Networks

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Two distinct slip‐link mechanisms – the slide‐ring pulley effect and highly entangled chains – are combined in a water‐rich double network hydrogel, achieving synergistic toughening, near‐complete reversibility, and exceptional friction tear resistance at >$>$91 wt.% water.
Subhankar Mandal, Saleh Assadi, Aseem Milind Visal, Ignacio Lorente Montero, Franck J. Vernerey, Carson J. Bruns   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Temperature and strain sensitivities of high-birefringence elliptical fibers

Applied Optics, 1992
We have analyzed and calculated the temperature and strain sensitivities of a high-birefringence double-clad elliptical fiber. We propose a method to minimize these sensitivities without increasing the fiber size or weight; this is achieved by selecting suitable fiber parameters-core ellipticity, refractive index difference, and thickness of the inner ...
F, Zhang, J W, Lit
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Zn(C2H4NO2)2(SO2CH3NH2)2 and Zn(C2H4NO2)2[SO2(NH2)2]: Regulation of Unique ZnO(C2H4NO2)2 Units by Polar Tetrahedrons for Balanced UV Nonlinear Optical Performance

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The modulation of polar tetrahedra enabled the synthesis of an outstanding short‐wave UV NLO crystal, Zn(C2H4NO2)2[SO2(NH2)2], which achieves a rare balance of a large bandgap (5.93 eV), high birefringence (Δn = 0.126 at 546 nm), and strong SHG response (1.36 × KDP), especially achieving excellent phase‐matching throughout the full transparency range ...
Chenjie Cui, Yuchen Yan, Xin Wen, Jindong Chen, Jiyang Wang, Zhanggui Hu, Ning Ye, Guang Peng   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source