Extended Kerr effect in a polymer-stabilized blue-phase liquid crystal composite
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Abstract As the electric field increases, the induced birefringence of a polymer-stabilized blue-phase liquid crystal gradually deviates from the conventional Kerr effect and finally saturates. A new convergence model, named extended Kerr effect, is proposed to explain this saturation phenomenon. This model will give a more accurate account on the electro-optic effect of the emerging bluephase LCDs.
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