Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.364, 647-663, 2001
Polymer network cholesteric liquid crystal operating in the near infrared
A Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Texture (PSCT) material operating in the near infrared can be used to modulate the infrared spectrum. We emphasize on the electrooptical behavior of such materials and especially on the study of parameters such as the prepolymer concentration or the UV intensity on the quality of the response. The influence of these parameters is discussed, The amplitude of the modulation with the liquid crystal pitch and the thickness of the active layer is also investigated. An important modulation is obtained in the range investigated (up to 3 microns).